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Cauliflower Pizza Base

A low-carb option for those of us who just love our pizzas too much! Tastes great and 100% guilt-free!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Cauliflower Pizza Base

Why it works: Cauliflower and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,113 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Cauliflower Pizza Base

Serves 2
Prep30 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

224Calories
16 gProtein
12 gFat
14 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)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.

  1. Cauliflower + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,113 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Mozzarella cheese + peppertop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,534 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Egg + mozzarella cheesetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together879 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Cauliflower + eggtop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

  5. Egg + peppertop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together50,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Egg and pepper barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 50,580 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the cauliflower

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Cauliflowerthe original

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