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Caramelized Shallots, Gorg, Prosciutto, Baby Spinach Pizza with Zinfandel Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Using homemade crust is best but your local pizza place may be able to save you some time by selling you ready made dough. Store bought dough will also work.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Shallot and spinach match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 198 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Caramelized Shallots, Gorg, Prosciutto, Baby Spinach Pizza with Zinfandel Barbecue Sauce Recipe

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

185Calories
8 gProtein
6 gFat
24 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Saucenot 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 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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Shallot + spinachtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together198 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Sauce + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Shallot + saucetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,303 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Spinach + saucetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together756 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Shallot + prosciuttotop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together34 recipes

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

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

Swap the spinach

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, prosciutto, sauce, sugar):

  1. Mustardfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Spinachthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, prosciutto, sauce, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.