Name: Stuffed Tomato Salad
Ingredients: 1kg tomatoes,; 1 medium-sized celery,; 250g brined sheep's cheese,; parsley,; pepper,; vinegar,; sunflower oil,; salt; (1 cucumber).

Why it works: Celery and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,810 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Stuffed Tomato Salad

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the filling

Peel and dice the celery.
Boil the diced celery in salted water.
Strain the celery and mix it with grated brined sheep's cheese, sunflower oil, finely chopped parsley, pepper, vinegar, and salt.

Stuff and serve

Slice off the tops of the tomatoes and core the tomatoes.
Fill the tomatoes with the mixture.
Place the stuffed tomatoes on top of cucumber slices for an appealing appearance.
Trim the tops with small pieces of tomatoes and parsley.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

167Calories

9 gProtein

10 gFat

12 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cucumber	1/2 cup sliced (52g)	16
Celery	1 stalk (40g)	6
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Sunflower Oil	not in our table	0

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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

Celery + parsleytop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,810 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Tomato + cucumbertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,405 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Tomato + celerytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,377 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together16,012 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Brined sheep's cheese: Provides salty, tangy flavour and a crumbly, creamy body to the filling.
Celery: Adds crisp texture and a mild, fresh vegetal flavour to the filling.
Tomatoes: Serve as the hollow shell that holds the filling and provide juicy, acidic flesh.
Sunflower oil: Adds fat that gives the filling a smoother, richer mouthfeel.
Vinegar: Adds acidity that brightens the filling and balances the rich cheese.

Swap the cucumber

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, celery, cheese, parsley, pepper, vinegar, sunflower):

Capsicumfits better
Carrotfits better
Mustardfits better
Cucumberthe original

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.