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Naan Bread Margherita Pizza with Prosciutto

"This is one of my favorite friday night dishes. This pizza is quick, simple and delicious. Instead of making the pizza dough from scratch I decided to use naan bread for the pizza base. Using naan bread not only saves time but it is great for portion control. The only difference between this recipe and most pizza recipes is that It doesn't include a tomato sauce on the base. I don't like the sogginess that comes from the sauce, but feel free to try it with the sauce as it will still yield good results."

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Why it works: Naan and bread work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 17 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓

The recipe

2 pizzas
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (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) with a rack in the middle. Place the naan breads on a large baking sheet.

  2. Brush the top of each naan with olive oil. Mix the chopped garlic with a little more oil, spread it over the naan, and season lightly with salt and black pepper.

  3. Arrange the mozzarella slices and tomato slices evenly over both naan. Sprinkle the grated Parmesan over the top.

  4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling and the naan edges are crisp and golden.

  5. Meanwhile, cut the prosciutto slice into thin strips. Divide them between the two pizzas once they come out of the oven.

  6. Scatter the sliced green onion and chopped basil over the hot pizzas. Cut each pizza into wedges and serve warm.

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. Naan + breadtop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  2. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together14,164 recipes

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

  3. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together29,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Garlic + tomatotop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together14,075 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Olive + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together23,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (naan, bread, olive, garlic, mozzarella cheese, tomato, pepper):

  1. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  2. Potatoabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Onionthe original
  4. Spinachabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against naan, bread, olive, garlic, mozzarella cheese, tomato, 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).