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Hot Curried Tuna Sandwiches

"I adore curry and thought that this aromatic spice would be a natural with tuna. My family thinks that I was right and ask for these tuna-melts often. Easy and very tasty. To keep this recipe on the light side, use non-fat mayo and low-fat cheese."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Hot Curried Tuna Sandwiches

Why it works: Celery and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,467 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Hot Curried Tuna Sandwiches

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook3 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

394Calories
44 gProtein
16 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Albacore Tuna100g cooked132
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Green Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Celery1 stalk (40g)6

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. Celery + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,467 recipes

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

  2. Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Onion + cheddar cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,669 recipes

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

  4. Celery + cheddar cheesetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together490 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Onion + lemontop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,646 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (albacore tuna, celery, onion, cheddar cheese):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Lemonthe original
  3. Plumfits about as well
  4. Limefits about as well

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