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Ham & Brussels Sprouts Naan Pizza

These quick and easy pizzas are the perfect weeknight meal!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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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

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook15 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 (230°C) and place the naan breads on two baking sheets.

  2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shredded Brussels sprouts and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until slightly softened.

  3. Stir in 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar and cook for 1 minute more. Add the diced ham and cook for 2 minutes to heat it through. Remove from the heat.

  4. Spread the Brussels sprout and ham mixture evenly over the naan breads, then scatter the shredded mozzarella on top.

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

  6. Sprinkle the grated Parmesan over the hot pizzas, drizzle with more balsamic vinegar, slice, and serve.

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 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. Bread + hamtop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,536 recipes

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

  3. Bread + olivetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together999 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Olive + vinegartop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together10,843 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. Naan + olivetop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together68 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