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Tuna-stuffed Red Ripe Tomato

Large ripe tomato lined with bibb lettuce and albacore tuna. No cooking involved.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Tuna-stuffed Red Ripe Tomato

Why it works: Chive and lettuce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 261 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Tuna-stuffed Red Ripe Tomato

Serves 4
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

458Calories
60 gProtein
17 gFat
15 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Albacore Tuna100g cooked132
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Romaine Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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

By tastykitchen. 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. Chive + lettucetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together261 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Chive + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,150 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Parsley + lettucetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,483 recipes

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

  5. Tomato + lettucetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,655 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 tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (albacore tuna, cream, chive, parsley, pepper, cheddar cheese, lettuce):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Mustardfits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

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