Name: Mushroom & Herb Flatbread Pizza Recipe
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. olive oil; 1/2 cup chopped red onion; 3 cups sliced portobello mushrooms; 3 cups sliced crimini mushrooms; 3 cloves garlic; 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme or sage; 1/4 cup white wine; 1 flatbread; 2 cups (8 oz.) Sargento® Artisan Blends® Shredded Whole Milk Mozzarella and Provolone Cheese, dividedHeat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

Why it works: Mushroom and provolone cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 62 recipes mention both. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells apple, fatty. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 6

Ingredients

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

2 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup chopped red onion
3 cups sliced portobello mushrooms
3 cups sliced crimini mushrooms
3 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme or sage
1/4 cup white wine
1 flatbread
2 cups (8 oz.) Sargento® Artisan Blends® Shredded Whole Milk Mozzarella and Provolone Cheese, dividedHeat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.

Directions

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By chow. 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.

Mushroom + provolone cheesetop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together62 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together29,030 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Mushroom + white winetop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together1,704 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
Olive + garlictop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together23,449 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Olive + thymetop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together4,641 recipes

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

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