Lahmacun
Turkish pizza, a delightful variation
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course, main dish
Cuisine: Turkish
Keyword: Lahmacun
Servings: 2
Calories: 715kcal
- 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
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.
Calories: 715kcal | Carbohydrates: 103g | Protein: 33.7g | Fat: 18.4g | Cholesterol: 50.9mg | Sodium: 354.6mg | Sugar: 2.7g