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Spicy Lamb Pizza With Parsley–Red Onion Salad

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  • Active Time

    35 minutes

  • Total Time

    35 minutes

Our homage tolahmacun, the Middle Eastern flatbread.

Ingredients

Serves 4

2 garlic cloves, finely grated
1/4 cup tomato paste
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more
12 ounces ground lamb
All-purpose flour (for dusting)
8 ounces prepared pizza dough, cut in half, room temperature
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided, plus more for drizzling
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup parsley leaves with tender stems
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Crushed red pepper flakes (for serving)
  1. Step 1

    Place a baking sheet on a rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 500°F. Mix garlic, tomato paste, cinnamon, cumin, paprika, and 3/4 tsp. salt in a large bowl. Mix in lamb.

    Step 2

    Working with 1 piece of dough and keeping remaining piece covered, gently stretch dough into a 10x8" oval and transfer to a lightly floured parchment-lined baking sheet. (If dough springs back, cover and let rest 10 minutes, then stretch again, resting as needed.) Crumble half of the lamb mixture over dough and brush edges with 1 Tbsp. oil. Slide onto preheated baking sheet and bake until crust is golden brown, 6–8 minutes. Transfer pizza to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough, lamb mixture, and 1 Tbsp. oil. Drizzle pizzas with more oil.

    Step 3

    Toss onion, parsley, and lemon juice in a bowl; season with salt. Scatter over pizzas; sprinkle with red pepper flakes.

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  • I thought this was a great recipe. Used the recipe it’s ground lamb. A different recipe for pizza dough. Excellent.

    • Anonymous

    • 4/28/2023

  • I just want to clarify-yes you are able to put the raw lamb on the pizza dough. If you don't feel comfortable with that-cook it before adding.

    • rahappygirl

    • League City, TX

    • 4/16/2018

  • I would rate this as 4 stars, but I made a lot of changes - used this recipe as a base, but basically made calzones. Cooked the lamb with onion, garlic and spices ahead of time, added some feta and rolled in to calzones. Served with salad and Tzatziki, and it was delicious!

    • kunjan

    • Portland, OR

    • 3/20/2018

  • I used store bought Naan, and lightly cooked the lamb first. I would make it again, but more spices, and toasted first. No need for oil, since the ground lamb I purchased was pretty fatty.

    • mbchamb

    • Nazareth, PA

    • 10/14/2017

  • I actually have a question. Is the lamb mixture supposed to be cooked prior to putting it on the dough? A little confused

    • bofa

    • DaDallas, TXllas, TX

    • 8/16/2017

  • Super delicious! However, it needs more crust. The crust was so thin it was flimsy. The little salad on top made it great. I can't see why anyone would add feta.

    • jansan1

    • Orange County, CA

    • 4/30/2017

  • Bland. We thought it needed more . . . something. Feta, cumin, not sure. We ate it but not what we were hoping for.

    • blairef

    • Boulder, CO

    • 3/9/2017

  • Very tasty! My husband and I enjoyed this recipe very much. I browned the meat first, sprinkled feta cheese on top, and used a pre-made pizza crust. The spice mix for the lamb was perfect and the raw onions were very refreshing.

    • kamh

    • 2/18/2017

  • This sounds like a fabulous take on pizza, but can BA confirm whether the lamb is to be browned first? The recipe seems to call for raw ground lamb.

    • Anonymous

    • Port Ludlow, WA

    • 9/11/2016

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