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Heirloom Tomato Summer Pizza

"Create this delicious pizza worth sharing. With prosciutto, colorful tomatoes, and Carapelli Extra Virgin Olive Oil, it's the perfect summer meal for friends and family alike."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Heirloom Tomato Summer Pizza

Why it works: Olive and tomato 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 ↓

Heirloom Tomato Summer Pizza

6 servings
Prep20 min
Cook22 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

331Calories
15 gProtein
28 gFat
7 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Provolone Cheese1 oz (28g)100
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Pizzanot in our table0
Saucenot 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 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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

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

  2. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,773 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  3. Mozzarella cheese + tomatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,577 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Mozzarella cheese + prosciuttotop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Prosciutto + arugulatop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together40 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 arugula

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, sauce, mozzarella cheese, prosciutto, tomato):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Cucumberfits better
  4. Arugulathe original

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