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Tuna Stuffed Cherry Peppers

Cherry peppers and tuna under oil

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Tuna Stuffed Cherry Peppers

Why it works: Cherry and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,889 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyl acetate, which smells fruit. The science ↓

Tuna Stuffed Cherry Peppers

Makes 10

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

341Calories
30 gProtein
15 gFat
22 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Tuna100g cooked132
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry Pepper1 cup (138g)87
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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.

  1. Cherry + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,889 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  2. Cherry + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Olive + vinegartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,297 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  4. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the cherry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, olive, white wine, vinegar):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Plumfits about as well
  3. Mangofits about as well
  4. Cherrythe original

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