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Lahmacun

Turkish pizza, a delightful variation
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course, main dish
Cuisine: Turkish
Keyword: Lahmacun
Servings: 2
Calories: 715kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 unit pizza dough
  • 2 roasted red peppers
  • 1 tomato diced
  • 1 shallot peeled and diced
  • 2 cloves garlic peeled and diced
  • 1 bunch parsley chopped
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp all spice
  • 1 pinch cinnamon
  • 1 pinch cayenne
  • 6 oz ground beef
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper

To serve

  • 1/2 lemon
  • 2 radishes thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 sprigs mint leaves only
  • 2 sprigs parsley

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  • Blend the peppers, tomato, shallot, and garlic until smooth.
  • Mix with the spices, ground beef and olive oil and season.
  • Roll or stretch the pizza dough out into a large round of about 12 inches. Spread the beef mix all over the dough, leaving a 1/2 inch border around the edge.
  • Transfer to a baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes.
  • In the meantime, prepare the toppings.
  • Squeeze over the lemon juice and scatter with the red onion, radish, and fresh herbs. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 715kcal | Carbohydrates: 103g | Protein: 33.7g | Fat: 18.4g | Cholesterol: 50.9mg | Sodium: 354.6mg | Sugar: 2.7g