Turkish Style Flatbread Pizza
By OcadoLife
Published on 06 January 2022
Kids can add their own fresh toppings at the table with this easy flatbread pizza recipe. The lamb mince is seasoned with cumin, paprika and cinnamon and mixed with tomato purée to create a pizza-like base, then baked with crunchy red peppers. In addition to the toppings, you could also serve these flatbreads alongside a dollop of houmous, some olives and a fresh green salad. Time and servings
25 minsTotal time
4Servings
10 minsPrep time
15 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 500 g of lamb mince, preferably lean
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped (plus 1 clove for the yoghurt sauce, crushed)
- 2 tbsp of tomato purée
- 1 red onion, finely sliced into half moons
- 16 cherry tomatoes, diced
- 20 g of fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 0.25 tsp of sea salt
- 1 lime, juice
- 80 ml of natural yoghurt
- 40 ml of tahini
- 1 tbsp of olive oil, plus 4tsp for the flatbreads
- 1.5 tsp of cumin powder
- 0.5 tsp of paprika
- 0.5 tsp of ground cinnamon
- 1 red pepper, finely diced
- 3 tbsp of chilli sauce, to serve
- 4 pickled green chillies, to serve
- 4 flatbreads
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the mince in two halves: add 1 chopped garlic clove and cook until golden, add half the minced lamb, fry for 4-5 mins, until just cooked through. Remove and set aside then repeat with the other garlic clove and the rest of the mince.Step 2
Add the first half of the mince again (if the meat produces too much fat, drain it off) then add the tomato paste and spices.Step 3
Meanwhile, make the topping by mixing together the red onion, cherry tomatoes, parsley, salt and lime. Set aside.Step 4
For the yoghurt sauce, mix together the yoghurt and tahini with 3tbsp water to loosen. Set aside.Step 5
Lay the flatbreads on a baking tray, drizzle 1tsp olive oil over each flatbread, divide the lamb mixture between them and sprinkle over the red pepper. Bake for 5 mins.Step 6
Remove the pizzas from the oven and remove the garlic clove from the yoghurt sauce. Serve the pizzas, letting everyone add their own yoghurt sauce and toppings at the table.