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Cheesy Zucchini Dip

"Here's a great chilled summertime dip full of fresh zucchini and cheese! Serve with crackers or fresh vegetable dippers."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Cheesy Zucchini Dip

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 271 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cheesy Zucchini Dip

8 cups
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

625Calories
41 gProtein
42 gFat
23 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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 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 + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together271 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cheddar cheese + creamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,036 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Mozzarella cheese + creamtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together179 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  4. Cheddar cheese + pecanstop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together71 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Cheddar cheese + peppertop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,016 recipes

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

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

Swap the pecans

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

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Peasfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

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