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Pesto Pea Pizza

By whatsgabycooking · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Olive and basil are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,063 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Pesto Pea Pizza

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

447Calories
22 gProtein
30 gFat
19 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Peas1/2 cup (72g)62
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pizzanot 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 whatsgabycooking. 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. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

  2. Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Olive + peastop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,066 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-hex-3-en-1-ol (freshly cut grass green and herbaceous notes).

  4. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Basil + ricotta cheesetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together274 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 peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, basil, ricotta cheese, pepper):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Walnutfits better
  3. Pistachiofits about as well
  4. Peasthe original

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