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Roasted Radish and Ricotta Pizza on Cracker Crust

Somewhere along the lines I lost my taste for big, doughy pizza crust. My pizza became all about the toppings and the crust, as long as it was crispy, be

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Why it works: Radish and mustard match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 296 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 2
Prep20 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

  • Crust
  • Toppings

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Heat the oven to 450°F (232°C) and set a baking sheet inside to heat up.

  2. Whisk the whole wheat pastry flour, all purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl.

  3. Stir in 1 tablespoon honey, 3 tablespoons water and ½ tablespoon olive oil until a dough forms. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 3 minutes until smooth.

  4. Roll the dough into a thin round and place it on parchment on the hot baking sheet. Prick it with a fork and bake for 8 minutes until just set.

  5. Slice the radishes thinly. Toss them with 1 tablespoon of the divided olive oil, ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper, then spread on a second sheet pan.

  6. Roast the radishes for 15 minutes at 450°F (232°C) until tender and lightly browned at the edges.

  7. Mix the ricotta cheese with the stone ground mustard in a small bowl until smooth.

  8. Spread the ricotta mixture over the partly baked crust, then arrange the mozzarella slices and roasted radishes on top. Bake for 10 minutes until the cheese melts and the crust is golden.

  9. Toss the arugula with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Pile it on the hot pizza, drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon honey, slice and serve.

By naturallyella. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Radish + mustardtop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together296 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,723 recipes

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

  3. Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together371 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  4. Wheat + olivetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  5. Wheat + honeytop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together346 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wheat, flour, honey, olive, ricotta cheese, radish, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Tomatobetter flavor fit
  2. Spinachbetter flavor fit
  3. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  4. Mustardthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, flour, honey, olive, ricotta cheese, radish, mozzarella cheese. 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).