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Summer Harvest Naan Pizza Recipe with Corn, Tomatoes & Jalapeño

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Why it works: Oregano and jalapeno work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and 253 recipes mention both. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook8 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 425°F (220°C) and set a rack in the middle position.

  2. Place the two naan breads on a baking sheet and brush the top of each with the olive oil.

  3. Sprinkle the dried oregano and half of the grated Parmesan evenly over the naan.

  4. Scatter the corn kernels, cherry tomato halves and chopped jalapeño over the naan, then top with the remaining Parmesan.

  5. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the edges of the naan are golden and crisp.

  6. Scatter the thinly sliced basil over the hot pizzas, cut into wedges and serve warm.

By cookincanuck. 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. Oregano + jalapenotop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together253 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Wheat + corntop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).

  3. Wheat + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Olive + parmesan cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together4,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  5. Olive + oreganotop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned 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):

  1. Cherrybetter flavor fit
  2. Pumpkinbetter flavor fit
  3. Avocadobetter flavor fit
  4. 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).