Name: Chickpea Pizza
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups chickpea flour*; 1/2 teaspoon (generous) salt; 2 cups water, divided; 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary; Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 6 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese, divided; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided

Why it works: Chickpea and olive match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,015 recipes. Both carry methyl butyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Chickpea Pizza

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups chickpea flour*
1/2 teaspoon (generous) salt
2 cups water, divided
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
6 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

828Calories

31 gProtein

24 gFat

121 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chickpea	1/2 cup canned (120g) drained	134
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Parmesan Cheese	1 oz (28g)	110
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0

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.

Chickpea + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,015 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl butyrate (fruity, apple).
Rosemary + olivetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,590 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Chickpea + rosemarytop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together40 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Rosemary + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,324 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Chickpea + flourtop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together330 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the chickpea

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, rosemary, olive, parmesan cheese, pepper):

Chickpeathe original
Beansfits about as well
Chestnutfits less well
Lentilsfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, rosemary, olive, parmesan cheese, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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