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Italian-Style Tuna Melts with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Arugula & Hot Peppers

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Cherry and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,336 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Italian-Style Tuna Melts with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Arugula & Hot Peppers

Makes 2 big sandwiches

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

209Calories
10 gProtein
10 gFat
24 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cherry Pepper1 cup (138g)87
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Watercress1 cup (34g)4

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

By biggirlssmallkitchen. 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. Cherry + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Pepper + cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,861 recipes

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

  3. Cherry + cheesetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together266 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  4. Arugula + cherrytop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together78 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Arugula + peppertop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together508 recipes

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

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

Swap the arugula

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Arugulathe original

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