Name: Roasted Red Pepper & Tuna Salad with Sherry Vinegar
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 5-6 whole roasted peppers from a jar, cut into large pieces; 80g can sustainable tuna in olive oil, drained and flaked; 2 eggs , hard-boiled, peeled and quartered; 1 small red onion , chopped; 8 black olives , pitted and halved; 1 tbsp sherry vinegar; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Roasted Red Pepper & Tuna Salad with Sherry Vinegar

Serves 6

Prep15 min

Ingredients

5-6 whole roasted peppers from a jar, cut into large pieces
80g can sustainable tuna in olive oil, drained and flaked
2 eggs , hard-boiled, peeled and quartered
1 small red onion , chopped
8 black olives , pitted and halved
1 tbsp sherry vinegar
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

488Calories

28 gProtein

32 gFat

13 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Salmon	100g cooked	208
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Parsley	1 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 bbcgoodfood. 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.

Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Onion + parsleytop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,843 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,297 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, olive, egg, sherry, vinegar, parsley):

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Cucumberfits better
Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, olive, egg, sherry, vinegar, parsley. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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