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Green Herb & Yogurt Dip

Fresh herbs and watercress give this low-fat Greek-style dip a sharp kick

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Green Herb & Yogurt Dip

Why it works: Watercress and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 108 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Green Herb & Yogurt Dip

Serves 6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

374Calories
49 gProtein
11 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Anchovy100g210
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Watercress1 cup (34g)4
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Watercress + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together108 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Tarragon + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,137 recipes

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

  3. Watercress + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together579 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Onion + watercresstop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together533 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Onion + tarragontop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,568 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, anchovy, watercress, tarragon, lemon):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Lettucefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, anchovy, watercress, tarragon, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.