Name: Asparagus, Fingerling Potato, and Goat Cheese Pizza
Yield: Makes 4 main-course servings or 6 appetizer servings
Ingredients: 5 ounces fingerling potatoes; Cornmeal (for sprinkling); 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1 garlic clove, pressed; 4 green onions, thinly sliced, divided; 1 1/3 cups grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese (about 6 ounces); 4 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, crumbled; 8 ounces asparagus, trimmed, each spear cut in half lengthwise, then crosswise into 2- to 3-inch pieces; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and goat cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Asparagus, Fingerling Potato, and Goat Cheese Pizza

Makes 4 main-course servings or 6 appetizer servings

Ingredients

5 ounces fingerling potatoes
Cornmeal (for sprinkling)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 garlic clove, pressed
4 green onions, thinly sliced, divided
1 1/3 cups grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese (about 6 ounces)
4 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, crumbled
8 ounces asparagus, trimmed, each spear cut in half lengthwise, then crosswise into 2- to 3-inch pieces
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

660Calories

31 gProtein

36 gFat

57 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Goat Cheese	1 oz (28g)	103
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Asparagus	6 spears (90g)	27
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4

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

By epicurious. 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.

Mozzarella cheese + goat cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,517 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, olive, garlic, onion, milk, mozzarella cheese, goat cheese):

Thymefits better
Basilfits better
Rosemaryfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, olive, garlic, onion, milk, mozzarella cheese, goat cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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