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Tuna and Tomato Salad

A salad of halved grape tomatoes, sliced celery, flaked tuna, cucumber, and vinaigrette of red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic, pepper flakes, basil, and oregano.

By Health Canada · From Canada's Food Guide · 10 ingredients
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Tuna and Tomato Salad

Why it works: Tomato and olive 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 ↓

Tuna and Tomato Salad

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Combine tomatoes, celery, tuna, and cucumber in a large bowl.

  2. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, garlic, and hot pepper flakes.

Toss and serve

  1. Pour dressing over tomato mixture along with basil and oregano, and toss to coat well.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

452Calories
23 gProtein
27 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Waternot 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 Health Canada. Recipe from Canada's Food Guide.

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

Explore the science

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. Tomato + olivetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Tomato + cucumbertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,405 recipes

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

  3. Tomato + celerytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,377 recipes

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

  4. Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  5. Celery + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,668 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

What each ingredient does

Grape tomatoes
Provide the main body and juicy moisture of the salad.
Tuna
Adds savory protein and a firm, flaky texture to the salad.
Red wine vinegar
Adds acidity that brightens the dressing and balances the fresh vegetables.
Extra virgin olive oil
Adds fat that carries the dressing flavour and coats the vegetables.
Fresh basil
Contributes a fresh, aromatic herbal flavour.

Swap the grape

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

  1. Plumfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, celery, cucumber, red wine, vinegar, olive, clove. 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.

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