Why it works: Onion and provolone cheese work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 181 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl butyrate, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Make the onions
Melt Land O' Lakes butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add sliced onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until onion is caramel colored.
Assemble and bake
Process 1 sliced avocado and the next 3 ingredients in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides; spread over pizza crust.
Top with onion, remaining avocado, bell peppers, olives, and cheese.
Bake at 400° for 15 minutes.
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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.
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Onion + provolone cheesetop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together181 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).
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Cream cheese + provolone cheesetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together15 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Butter + cream cheesetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,746 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Avocado + olivetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,376 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Onion + avocadotop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together1,653 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Onion
- Caramelizes into sweet, deeply browned flavour that balances the rich toppings.
- Avocado
- Adds creamy richness and moisture to the spread and topping.
- Cream cheese
- Makes the avocado spread smooth and creamy, adding body and tang.
- Provolone cheese
- Melts over the pizza, adding stretch, fat and savoury flavour.
- Butter
- Adds fat and nutty flavour and helps the onions brown in the skillet.
- Kalamata olives
- Contribute salty, briny flavour that contrasts with the sweet onions.
The step that matters
Caramelize the onions fully. Onions need steady medium heat and occasional stirring so their natural sugars brown slowly. Rushing or burning them leaves bitter flavour, while full caramelization gives the sweetness the pizza depends on.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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