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Brussels Sprouts Pizza

"A white pizza with Brussels sprouts and pancetta."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Brussels Sprouts Pizza

Why it works: Olive and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Brussels Sprouts Pizza

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

291Calories
11 gProtein
21 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Seednot in our table0
Pizzanot 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.

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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 + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Clove + fenneltop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together350 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Olive + mozzarella cheesetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,773 recipes

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

  4. Olive + fenneltop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,344 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Garlic + fenneltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together969 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, clove, garlic, mozzarella cheese, fennel):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, clove, garlic, mozzarella cheese, fennel. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.