Description
Experience delicious Lamb Lahmacun (Turkish Pizza) with spiced lamb and fresh herbs. Perfect for any meal! Try this recipe today!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound pizza dough
- Flour (for rolling the dough)
- 1 pound ground lamb (or a mix of ground lamb and beef)
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried mint
- ½ teaspoon sumac
- 1 small red bell pepper (chopped)
- ½ small red onion (chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1 small tomato (seeds removed and chopped)
- Small handful of fresh parsley
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 Persian cucumbers (peeled and diced)
- 1 large tomato (seeded and diced)
- Fresh mint leaves (chopped)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- ½ cup tahini
- Small handful of parsley or cilantro
- 1 garlic clove
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Water (to thin the sauce)
- ½ small red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 teaspoon ground sumac
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Drizzle of olive oil
- Chopped parsley (optional)
- Additional sumac
- Aleppo pepper flakes
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450°F.
- Roll out the pizza dough until about ¼ inch thick.
- In a bowl, combine ground lamb with spices and chopped vegetables; mix well.
- Spread the lamb mixture evenly over the rolled-out dough.
- Bake on a baking sheet or pizza stone for 10-15 minutes until edges are golden brown.
- Prepare a salad topping with diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and mint.
- Blend tahini with garlic, lemon juice, and water to desired consistency.
- Serve hot with salad topping and tahini drizzle.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Turkish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 55mg