How can I control the placement of my Chart.JS pie chart's legend, as well as its appearance?

Question

I am able to create a pie chart using Chart.JS with this code:

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Answer 1

This is what works (more or less) using version 2 of Chart.JS:

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JQUERY

var data = {
    labels: [
        "Bananas: 2,755 (18%)",
        "Lettuce, Romaine: 2,256 (14%)",
        "Melons, Watermelon: 1,637 (10%)",
        "Pineapple: 1,608 (10%)",
        "Berries: 1,603 (10%)",
        "Lettuce, Spring Mix: 1,433 (9%)",
        "Broccoli: 1,207 (8%)",
        "Melons, Honeydew: 1,076 (7%)",
        "Grapes: 1,056 (7%)",
        "Melons, Cantaloupe: 1,048 (7%)"
    ],
    datasets: [
        {
            data: [2755, 2256, 1637, 1608, 1603, 1433, 1207, 1076, 1056, 1048],
            backgroundColor: [
                "#FFE135",
                "#3B5323",
                "#fc6c85",
                "#ffec89",
                "#021c3d",
                "#3B5323",
                "#046b00",
                "#cef45a",
                "#421C52",
                "#FEA620"
            ],
        }]
};

var optionsPie = {
    responsive: true,
    scaleBeginAtZero: true
}

var ctx = $("#top10ItemsChart").get(0).getContext("2d");
var top10PieChart = new Chart(ctx,
{
    type: 'pie',
    data: data,
    options: optionsPie
});

$("#top10Legend").html(top10PieChart.generateLegend());

I say, "more or less" because the pie pieces are still pitifully puny: