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Fig-Prosciutto Pizza with Arugula

Note: Because this pizza is featured on my cooking show Saturday morning, I'm bumping this up to the front for easy reference...

By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Fig-Prosciutto Pizza with Arugula

Why it works: Olive and fig match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 223 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Fig-Prosciutto Pizza with Arugula

Serves 12
Prep1 hr 30 min
Cook12 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

817Calories
30 gProtein
29 gFat
108 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Fig1 medium (50g)37
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Arugula1 cup (20g)5
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pizzanot in our table0
Spreadnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By thepioneerwoman. 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. Olive + figtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together223 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Prosciutto + arugulatop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together40 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Fig + peppertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together203 recipes

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

  5. Flour + figtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the arugula

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

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

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, olive, fig, prosciutto, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.