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Spinach Pesto Pizza

Dinner for two: Spinach Pesto Pizza.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Spinach Pesto Pizza

Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Spinach Pesto Pizza

Serves 4
Prep20 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

910Calories
37 gProtein
34 gFat
112 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Wheatnot in our table0
Waternot 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 tastykitchen. 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. Mozzarella cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

  2. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Pepper + spinachtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,400 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Wheat + spinachtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together149 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  5. Basil + spinachtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together427 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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 (flour, wheat, sugar, pepper, mozzarella cheese, spinach, parmesan cheese):

  1. Basilthe original
  2. Oreganofits about as well
  3. Garlicfits about as well
  4. Nutmegfits about as well

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