Lahmajoun Turkish Pizza
Lahmajoun is made with flour tortillas, ground beef, and fresh veggies. This Turkish twist on pizza will be a new Friday night treat for the whole family.
Servings 6 lahmajoun/pizzas
Ingredients
- 2 fresh tomatoes chopped and seeds removed
- 1 shallot chopped
- 1 cup fresh parsley chopped
- ½ red pepper chopped and seeds removed
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground paprika
- 1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 lb ground beef raw
- 6 large flour tortillas
- Lemon wedges optional, for serving
- Shredded lettuce optional, for serving
- Sliced fresh tomatoes optional, for serving
Instructions
PREP INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 450F.
- Spray two baking sheets with cooking spray/oil and set aside.
- Roughly chop and de-seed the tomatoes and the red pepper. Set aside.
- Roughly chop the shallot and parsley. Set aside.
- Chop the lemon, lettuce, and extra tomatoes for serving, if using.
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine the chopped tomatoes, red pepper, parsley, shallot, tomato paste, and spices in a large food processor. Pulse ingredients until you have a slightly chunky salsa-like mixture.
- Pour the veggie mixture into a large bowl. Use your hands or a spatula to mix the raw ground beef with the veggie mixture until you have a combined chunky paste.
- Place a flour tortilla on each prepared baking sheet. Use a spoon to gently spread a heaping 1/3 cup of the beef mixture in a paper-thin layer over a tortilla, leaving a “crust” around the edges like on a pizza. Repeat process with the second tortilla.
- Bake lahmajoun for 8-10 minutes at 450F, until the tortillas are browned along the edges and the meat mixture is browned and set. Remove lahmajoun from oven and let cool slightly before serving.
- Repeat process with remaining meat mixture and tortillas. You should be able to make about 6 lahmajoun.
- To serve: Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the baked lahmajoun. Sprinkle on some shredded lettuce and sliced tomato. Roll up the lahamjoun like a fruit roll-up and enjoy!