Turkish spicy beef pizza

Photographer: Mark O'Meara

You might not think of Turkey when you think of pizza, but lahmacun is a popular dish that literally means dough with meat. In our take on this traditional Turkish recipe, we use store-bought bases topped with a tasty, spiced minced meat mixture.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

More weights & measures

2 large pizza bases
4 tablespoons no-added-salt tomato paste
½ red onion, finely diced
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
2 teaspoons paprika
1½–2 teaspoons chilli flakes (optional)
300g lean beef mince
1 red capsicum, finely diced
2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
2 tablespoons pine nuts
4 cups rocketarugulaX
lemon wedges, to serve

Instructions

Stay Awake

1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line 2 trays with baking paper and place the pizza bases on top. Spread bases with half of the tomato paste.

2 Spray a non-stick frying pan with oil and set over a medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic for 2 minutes, or until soft. Add paprika and chilli (if using) and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add mince and cook for 5 minutes, breaking up with a spoon, until browned. Add remaining tomato paste, half of the capsicum and half of the tomatoes to pan. Stir until heated through.

3 Spread pizza bases with mince mixture. Top with the remaining capsicum, tomatoes and pine nuts. Place pizzas in oven and bake for 10–15 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through. Top pizzas with rocket and serve with the lemon wedges.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pizza bases and check tomato paste and paprika are gluten free.

Make it low FODMAP: Use gluten-free pizza bases, omit the red onion or swap for green spring onion leaves, and swap garlic for drizzle of garlic-infused oil.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 549 cal

Kilojoules 2300 kJ

Protein 29 g

Total fat 18 g

Saturated fat 3 g

Carbohydrates 65 g

Sugar 10 g

Dietary fibre 6 g

Sodium 790 mg

Calcium 60 mg

Iron 3 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.