Why it works: Naan and corn work together. They rank in the top 27% of all ingredient pairs, and 3 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
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.
Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and set a rack in the middle position.
Place the two naan breads on a baking sheet and brush the top of each with the olive oil.
Sprinkle the dried oregano and half of the grated Parmesan evenly over the naan.
Scatter the corn kernels, cherry tomato halves and chopped jalapeño over the naan, then top with the remaining Parmesan.
Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the edges of the naan are golden and crisp.
Scatter the thinly sliced basil over the hot pizzas, cut into wedges and serve warm.
Explore the science
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.
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Naan + corntop 27% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together3 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Wheat + corntop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together465 recipes
Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).
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Wheat + olivetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together937 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
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Olive + parmesan cheesetop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together4,076 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Olive + oreganotop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,288 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the cherry tomato
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wheat, naan, bread, olive, oregano, parmesan cheese, corn):
- Cherrybetter flavor fit
- Pumpkinbetter flavor fit
- Avocadobetter flavor fit
- Cherry tomatothe original
Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, naan, bread, olive, oregano, parmesan cheese, corn. 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).
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