Why it works: Spinach and yogurt work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and 356 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
The recipe
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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.
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a small 1-quart baking dish.
Squeeze as much liquid as you can from the thawed spinach, then combine it in a bowl with the chopped artichoke hearts.
Stir in the low-fat plain yogurt, minced garlic, chopped green onion and chopped red pepper until evenly mixed.
Fold in about three quarters of the shredded mozzarella, then spread the mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella over the top.
Bake uncovered for 20 minutes, or until the top is bubbly and lightly golden at the edges.
Let the dip rest for 5 minutes before serving warm.
Explore the science
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.
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Spinach + yogurttop 11% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together356 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together29,030 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Artichoke + spinachtop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together192 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Spinach + garlictop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together2,433 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-hexanol (resin, flower).
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Artichoke + garlictop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together598 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (artichoke, spinach, yogurt, mozzarella cheese, garlic, pepper):
- Tomatobetter flavor fit
- Potatobetter flavor fit
- Chivebetter flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against artichoke, spinach, yogurt, mozzarella cheese, garlic, pepper. 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).
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