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Poblano-Avocado-Yogurt Dip

A wonderfully creamy, beautifully rich, and totally satisfying healthy dip that is perfect for any Super Bowl party!

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Why it works: Avocado and yogurt work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 426 recipes mention both. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 6
Prep10 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Char the whole poblano directly over a gas flame or under a broiler, turning with tongs until the skin is blistered and blackened, about 5 minutes total.

  2. Put the hot poblano in a covered bowl or under a plate for 5 minutes to loosen the skin, then peel, remove the stem and seeds, and finely dice the flesh.

  3. Cut the avocados in half, remove the pits, scoop the flesh into a bowl, and mash coarsely with the fresh lime juice.

  4. Add the Greek yogurt, minced garlic, garlic salt, cumin powder, and black pepper to the mashed avocado and stir until smooth and well combined.

  5. Fold in the diced poblano and chopped cilantro leaves, then season with kosher salt, adding more to taste.

  6. Cover and refrigerate the dip for at least 30 minutes so the flavors blend, then stir once more before serving.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Avocado + yogurttop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together426 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Lime + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,216 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Avocado + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,117 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  4. Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,491 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Garlic + cumintop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together5,083 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Flavor stand-ins for the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, avocado, yogurt, lime, cumin):

  1. Corianderbetter flavor fit
  2. Oreganobetter flavor fit
  3. Turmericbetter flavor fit
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, avocado, yogurt, lime, cumin. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).