Name: Strawberry, Basil and Balsamic Pizza
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 16 ounces prepared whole wheat pizza dough; 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded mozzarella; 5 ounces goat cheese; 1 1/2 cups (about 1/2 pound) chopped strawberries, leafy ends removed and sliced into 1/4-inch thick rounds; 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chiffonade into short little strips; freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons honey

Why it works: Basil and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,294 recipes. Both carry methyl cinnamate, which smells strawberry. The science ↓

Strawberry, Basil and Balsamic Pizza

Serves 4

Prep15 min

Cook35 min

Ingredients

16 ounces prepared whole wheat pizza dough
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded mozzarella
5 ounces goat cheese
1 1/2 cups (about 1/2 pound) chopped strawberries, leafy ends removed and sliced into 1/4-inch thick rounds
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chiffonade into short little strips
freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons honey

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

311Calories

14 gProtein

15 gFat

32 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 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
Goat Cheese	1 oz (28g)	103
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Basil	5 leaves fresh (2.5g)	1
Wheat	not in our table	0
Pizza	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 cookieandkate. 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.

Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,294 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Wheat + honeytop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together346 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
Goat cheese + honeytop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together98 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Vinegar + honeytop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,586 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Wheat + basiltop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together131 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the basil

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wheat, goat cheese, pepper, vinegar, honey):

Thymefits about as well
Peppermintfits about as well
Rosemaryfits about as well
Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, goat cheese, pepper, vinegar, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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