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Cheesy Tuna Melts

"A great quick snack for hungry people in a hurry. Crisp muffins, creamy tuna salad and bubbly melted cheese on top."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Cheesy Tuna Melts

Why it works: Celery and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,377 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Cheesy Tuna Melts

8 tuna melts
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

427Calories
35 gProtein
28 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. 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. Celery + tomatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,377 recipes

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

  2. Tomato + cheddar cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,865 recipes

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

  3. Celery + cheddar cheesetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together490 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, cheddar cheese):

  1. Oreganofits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Celerythe original

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