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Cheesy Southwest Appetizers

"A quick appetizer combines Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses, red bell peppers, jalapenos, and black olives arranged on savory crackers, and broiled to melted perfection."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Cheesy Southwest Appetizers

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 984 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Cheesy Southwest Appetizers

16 servings
Prep10 min
Cook3 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

726Calories
28 gProtein
21 gFat
104 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Jalapeno1 pepper (14g)4
Olive1 large (4g)4

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

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

  1. Cheddar cheese + cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Cheese + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,802 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Cheddar cheese + olivetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,783 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  5. Cheddar cheese + jalapenotop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together411 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheddar cheese, cheese, pepper, olive):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Jalapenothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cheddar cheese, cheese, pepper, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.