Name: Balsamic Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Pizza
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 Tablespoons Canola Oil; 10 ounces, weight Sliced Crimini Mushrooms; ½ teaspoons Garlic Powder; 1 teaspoon Ground Rosemary (optional); 2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar; 2 whole Onions, Chopped; 1 pound Pizza Dough; 12 ounces, weight Fontina Cheese, Shredded; 10 ounces, weight Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded

Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Balsamic Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Pizza

Serves 6

Prep30 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

4 Tablespoons Canola Oil
10 ounces, weight Sliced Crimini Mushrooms
½ teaspoons Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Ground Rosemary (optional)
2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
2 whole Onions, Chopped
1 pound Pizza Dough
12 ounces, weight Fontina Cheese, Shredded
10 ounces, weight Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

387Calories

17 gProtein

30 gFat

15 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Mozzarella Cheese	1 oz (28g)	85
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Rosemary	1 tsp dried (1.2g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
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 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together421 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Garlic + rosemarytop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,180 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Mushroom + garlictop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,700 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Mushroom + mozzarella cheesetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together439 recipes

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

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

Swap the rosemary

The recipe marks rosemary as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, mushroom, garlic, vinegar, onion, cheese, mozzarella cheese):

Thymefits better
Oreganofits better
Basilfits better
Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against canola oil, mushroom, garlic, vinegar, onion, cheese, mozzarella cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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