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Baked Spinach Artichoke Yogurt Dip

"Low-fat yogurt is the unexpected star in this tasty dip, along with chopped artichoke hearts, spinach, red peppers, green onion and garlic. Mozzarella cheese contains a small amount of lactose, and the live and active cultures in yogurt help digest lactose, making this recipe a friendly option for those who are lactose intolerant."

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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

1 casserole
Prep10 min
Cook20 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. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a small 1-quart baking dish.

  2. Squeeze as much liquid as you can from the thawed spinach, then combine it in a bowl with the chopped artichoke hearts.

  3. Stir in the low-fat plain yogurt, minced garlic, chopped green onion and chopped red pepper until evenly mixed.

  4. Fold in about three quarters of the shredded mozzarella, then spread the mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish.

  5. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella over the top.

  6. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes, or until the top is bubbly and lightly golden at the edges.

  7. Let the dip rest for 5 minutes before serving warm.

By allrecipes. 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. Spinach + yogurttop 11% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together356 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together29,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Artichoke + spinachtop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together192 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Spinach + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,433 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanol (resin, flower).

  5. Artichoke + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned 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):

  1. Tomatobetter flavor fit
  2. Potatobetter flavor fit
  3. Chivebetter flavor fit
  4. 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).