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Mediterranean Tuna Bruschetta

A Mediterranean twist to tuna. White beans, olives, and tomatoes make this big on flavor and low on guilt.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Mediterranean Tuna Bruschetta

Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Mediterranean Tuna Bruschetta

Serves 6
Prep20 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

895Calories
37 gProtein
29 gFat
120 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Olive1 large (4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Capers1 tbsp (9g) drained2
Beannot in our table0

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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Beans + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,713 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + oreganotop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,767 recipes

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

  4. Capers + cucumbertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together303 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Olive + caperstop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,688 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the capers

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, beans, cucumber, tomato, oregano, red wine, vinegar):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Capersthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, beans, cucumber, tomato, oregano, red wine, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.