Lahmacun - Turkish pizza with spicy minced beef and salad topping

Name: Lahmacun - Turkish pizza with spicy minced beef and salad topping
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 250g minced beef;; 1 medium onion, finely chopped (180g net); ¼ tsp salt; 1½ tsp ground cinnamon; 1½ tsp ground allspice; ½ tsp red chilli flakes; 25g flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 1½ tbsp sumac; 3 tbsp tahini; 25g pine nuts; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 mini-cucumber cut into 1cm dice; 2 small tomatoes, cut into 1cm dice (150g); 10 radishes, thinly sliced (75g); ½ red onion, thinly sliced (65g); 10g parsley, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp olive oil; Salt and black pepper; either make your own or buy premade pizza dough balls

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:56:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories550.6 kcal (28%)

Total Fat32.5 g (46%)

Carbs47.3 g (18%)

Sugars6.8 g (8%)

Protein19.3 g (39%)

Sodium820.5 mg (41%)

Fiber5.4 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

Put all of the topping ingredients in a large bowl, apart from the tahini, pine nuts and lemon juice. Mix well with your hands and refrigerate.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 210°C and line two large baking sheets with baking parchment.

Step 3

If you make the salad, mix together the vegetables and add the parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, ¼ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper. Stir gently and set aside.

Step 4

Divide pizza dough into individual sized strips of dough. Roll them out. Spread the tahini onto each pastry disc, divide the filling between the pastries and spread it evenly so it covers the dough fully. Sprinkle over the pine nuts and place in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until just cooked. You want to make sure the pastry is just baked, not over-baked; the topping can be slightly pink inside and the pastry golden when you look underneath. Remove from the oven, spoon the salad on top, if making, and finish with a drizzle of lemon juice.