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Pear, Prosciutto and Gorgonzola Pizza

Pears, prosciutto and Gorgonzola are the perfect sweet and salty pairings in this grown-up pizza!

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Why it works: Pear and prosciutto work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 20 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 8
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (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 475°F (246°C) with a baking sheet or pizza stone inside to heat.

  2. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced onion and kosher salt and cook for 8 minutes, stirring often, until soft and golden.

  3. Stir in the black pepper and chopped fresh thyme and cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat.

  4. Stretch the pizza dough into a 12-inch (30 cm) round on a baking sheet, pressing the edges up slightly.

  5. Toss the shredded smoked gouda and part skim mozzarella together, then spread evenly over the dough, leaving a small border.

  6. Scatter the caramelized onion over the cheese, then crumble the gorgonzola over the top.

  7. Arrange the pear slices and the rolled prosciutto slices over the pizza.

  8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the crust is deep golden and the cheese is bubbling. Let rest 2 minutes, then slice and serve.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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.

  1. Pear + prosciuttotop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together20 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Pepper + thymetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together11,585 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Olive + thymetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together4,641 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Onion + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together11,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Onion + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together26,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, pepper, thyme, pear, prosciutto):

  1. Tomatobetter flavor fit
  2. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  3. Potatobetter flavor fit
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, pepper, thyme, pear, prosciutto. 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).