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Lahmacun-Style Turkish Veg Pizza

Easy Lahmacun-Style Turkish Veg Pizza Recipe for Flavor Lovers

This Lahmacun-Style Turkish Veg Pizza is vibrant and flavorful, perfect for any dinner gathering.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 51 minutes
Servings: 6 slices
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Turkish
Calories: 249
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 125 g white bread flour
  • 125 g plain flour
  • 0.25 tsp sugar
  • 8 g salt
  • 4 g instant dried yeast
  • 15 ml olive oil optional
  • 150 ml lukewarm water approximately
Filling
  • 0.5 large white onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 100 g roasted red pepper 1 large
  • 1 handful parsley plus more to serve
  • 200 g smoked firm tofu
  • 60 ml tomato passata
  • 30 ml olive oil optional
  • 1.5 tsp date syrup or sugar
  • 0.5 tsp salt heaped, more to taste
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 1.25 tsp cumin
  • 0.5 tsp smoked paprika mild
  • 0.5 tsp pul biber Turkish chilli
Onion Salad
  • 1 red onion for onion salad thinly sliced
  • 15 ml olive oil for onion salad
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice for onion salad
  • 2 tsp pomegranate molasses for onion salad
  • salt to taste (for onion salad)
  • 1 pinch sugar for onion salad
  • 0.5 tsp sumac for onion salad
  • 3-4 tbsp chopped parsley for onion salad
To Serve
  • 6 pieces lemon wedges to serve

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Pan
  • Oven

Method
 

Dough Preparation
  1. Mix the white bread flour, plain flour, sugar, salt, and instant dried yeast in a bowl.
  2. Add the olive oil and lukewarm water gradually to the flour mixture and knead until a dough forms.
  3. Allow the dough to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
Filling Preparation
  1. Meanwhile, prepare the filling by finely chopping the onion, garlic, roasted red pepper, and parsley.
  2. In a pan, sauté the onion and garlic until soft.
  3. Add the roasted red pepper, smoked tofu, tomato passata, olive oil, date syrup (or sugar), salt, black pepper, cumin, smoked paprika, and pul biber. Mix well and cook for a few minutes.
Assembling and Baking
  1. Roll out the dough thinly and place it on a baking sheet.
  2. Spread the filling evenly over the dough.
  3. Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C (428°F) for 6 minutes.
Onion Salad Preparation
  1. Prepare the onion salad by mixing the red onion, olive oil, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, salt, sugar, sumac, and chopped parsley in a bowl.
Serving
  1. Serve the pizzas hot with the onion salad and lemon wedges.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 249kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 10gFat: 5g

Notes

Feel free to swap smoked tofu for lentils or chickpeas for a protein-packed twist. You can also experiment with different vegetables like zucchini or mushrooms and adjust the spices based on your taste preferences to truly make it your own.

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