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Herbed Ricotta Spread Recipe

An Italian-esque spread with clean, simple flavors. Consider this recipe a foundation and riff on it as you see fit. Try the spread with grilled or roasted vegetables...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Herbed Ricotta Spread Recipe

Why it works: Lemon and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,037 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Herbed Ricotta Spread Recipe

1 cup

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

760Calories
35 gProtein
19 gFat
108 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
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.

By chow. 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Lemon + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

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

  2. Lemon + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,823 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Parsley + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,351 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  4. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Chive + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,150 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the chive

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ricotta cheese, lemon, parsley, parmesan cheese, basil, pepper, bread):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Chivethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ricotta cheese, lemon, parsley, parmesan cheese, basil, pepper, bread. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.