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Pineapple Jalapeno Pizza

"Tropical goodness with a kick in every bite! A perfect balance of sweet, savory and spicy that is a great party pleaser or a quick and easy meal for those hectic days!"

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Why it works: Pineapple and jalapeno work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and 83 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

The recipe

1 pizza
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F (232°C) and set a rack in the lower-middle position.

  2. Place the prebaked pizza crust on a baking sheet or pizza pan. Brush it lightly with the olive oil, spreading it to the edges.

  3. Mix the Italian herb mix and parsley flakes together, then sprinkle about half over the oiled crust.

  4. Sprinkle half of the Parmesan and half of the mozzarella evenly over the crust.

  5. Pat the drained pineapple chunks dry with paper towels, then scatter them over the cheese.

  6. Scatter the chopped jalapeno over the pineapple, then top with the remaining mozzarella.

  7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the mozzarella is melted and the edges of the crust are golden.

  8. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the remaining Parmesan and herb mix over the hot pizza. Let rest 2 minutes, then slice and serve.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Pineapple + jalapenotop 14% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together83 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,092 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Parsley + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together34,118 recipes

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

  4. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,723 recipes

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

  5. Olive + parmesan cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together4,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, pineapple, jalapeno, pepper):

  1. Basilbetter flavor fit
  2. Garlicbetter flavor fit
  3. Corianderbetter flavor fit
  4. Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, pineapple, jalapeno, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).