How To Make Homemade Turkish Inspired Pizzas with Spiced Lamb & Feta
Try this spicy Turkish-inspired twist on pizza at your next pizza night. Pizza bases are topped with fragrantly-spiced ground lamb, and served with a fresh herby salad. You can use your favourite store bought pizza bases, or try our easy dough recipe.
Ingredients
2 Tbsp The Good Oil extra virgin rapeseed or sunflower oil
2 pizza bases (Store bought or homemade recipe here)
300g lamb mince
1 red onion
1 tsp cumin
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cinnamon
½-1 tsp chilli flakes (depending on your preference)
A generous handful of fresh parsley, roughly chopped
1 lemon
100g mozzarella, grated
75g feta cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp pinenuts
100g cherry tomatoes
½ a small cucumber
¼ cup greek yoghurt
50g rocket leaves
Ingredients – Pizza Sauce
⅓ cup tomato puree
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp caster sugar
1 clove of garlic
A pinch of salt
Method
Heat oven to 240c. Finely dice half the red onion, then add it to a frying pan over a high heat with a tablespoon of oil and the lamb mince. Fry for 5 minutes, or until starting to brown. Add the cumin, cinnamon, smoked paprika, chill flakes, season with salt and pepper, and cook for a further minute until fragrant. Turn off the heat, add half the parsley and the juice of half a lemon, stir through and then leave the lamb mix to cool.
Make the pizza sauce by combining tomato puree, oregano, smoked paprika, sugar, garlic, salt, and the remaining oil in a small bowl. Place each pizza base onto an oven tray lined with baking paper, then spread half the sauce over each base, leaving a centimetre around the edge. Scatter half the lamb mix over each pizza, then top with the cheeses and pinenuts. Bake the pizzas for 12-15 minutes or until the crust is golden.
While the pizzas are cooking, prepare the toppings by mixing the yoghurt in a small bowl with the juice and zest of the remaining lemon half. Finely slice the remaining red onion, and dice the tomatoes and cucumber. Combine in a small bowl with the remaining parsley.
When the pizzas are ready, top them with the tomato salad, drizzle with yoghurt sauce and serve sliced with the rocket leaves alongside.
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