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Spicy Grilled Cheese Sandwich

"Grilled cheese with onions, tomatoes and jalapenos-- tastier than the original!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Spicy Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Why it works: Plum and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,480 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Spicy Grilled Cheese Sandwich

2 sandwiches
Prep2 min
Cook3 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

398Calories
13 gProtein
23 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
White Bread1 slice (30g) white79
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8

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

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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. Plum + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,480 recipes

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

  2. Butter + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

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

  3. Bread + cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

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

  4. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

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

  5. Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,633 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 jalapeno

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, bread, cheese, plum, tomato, onion, pepper):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, bread, cheese, plum, tomato, onion, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.