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Cheddar Blue Cheese Ball I

A creamy cheese ball made with cream cheese, blue cheese, cheddar, garlic powder, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, green onion.

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Why it works: Cream cheese and blue cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 70 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheddar Blue Cheese Ball I

Timeseveral hours

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine all 8 ingredients and mix until well blended (the closer everything is to room temperature, the easier and more successful this will be; but there is no need to overprocess, since a homogeneous cheese ball will lack interest).

  2. Chill in plastic wrap several hours.

  3. Coat lightly with finely chopped pecans or roll in parsley, chopped freeze-dried chives, or dill weed as preferred.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

372Calories
17 gProtein
28 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Blue Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Green Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cream cheese + blue cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together70 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Blue cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together51 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Garlic + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

What each ingredient does

Cream cheese
Provides the creamy base and moisture that holds the cheese ball together.
Blue cheese
Adds sharp, tangy flavor and a crumbly texture to the mix.
Cheddar cheese
Adds savory flavor and firmness that helps the ball hold its shape.
Dijon mustard
Adds acidity and sharp flavor that balances the rich cheeses.

The step that matters

Mix until just blended. Ingredients blended at room temperature combine smoothly. Overprocessing can make the mixture dense and pasty, so mix only until evenly combined.

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, blue cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic, sauce, onion):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Potatofits about as well
  3. Broccolifits about as well
  4. Mustardthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream cheese, blue cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic, sauce, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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