Name: Barbecue Pineapple, Jalapeño and Feta Pizza
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 2 pizzas
Ingredients: 1 batch; , seasoned generously with freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup barbecue sauce; 2 cups (8 ounces) grated low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella cheese; ⅓ pound (1 cup sliced) fresh pineapple chunks, sliced into ¼-inch thick, bite-sized pieces; ¼ to ⅓ cup pickled jalapeños (feel free to eyeball based on how spicy you want your pizza); ½ cup (2 to 3 ounces) crumbled feta; 3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion; Red pepper flakes, a light sprinkling of chopped fresh cilantro, more barbecue sauce or a smoky hot sauce

Why it works: Pepper and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 68,474 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Barbecue Pineapple, Jalapeño and Feta Pizza

2 pizzas

Prep20 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

1 batch
, seasoned generously with freshly ground black pepper
½ cup barbecue sauce
2 cups (8 ounces) grated low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella cheese
⅓ pound (1 cup sliced) fresh pineapple chunks, sliced into ¼-inch thick, bite-sized pieces
¼ to ⅓ cup pickled jalapeños (feel free to eyeball based on how spicy you want your pizza)
½ cup (2 to 3 ounces) crumbled feta
3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
Red pepper flakes, a light sprinkling of chopped fresh cilantro, more barbecue sauce or a smoky hot sauce

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

339Calories

16 gProtein

16 gFat

36 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Feta Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Red Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Cilantro	1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)	1
Sauce	not in our table	0
Pizza	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By cookieandkate. 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.

Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together68,474 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + pineappletop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together533 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Mozzarella cheese + oniontop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,287 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Sauce + mozzarella cheesetop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together804 recipes

Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).
Pineapple + oniontop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together613 recipes

Shared aroma: mesifurane (caramel, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, sauce, mozzarella cheese, onion):

Avocadofits better
Limefits better
Plumfits better
Pineapplethe original

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

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