Meaty healthy Middle Eastern Pizza

Step 1

For the dough: Mix together the flour, yeast, sugar, salt, water and oil. Knead together well to form a dough either by hand or with the mixer. Approximately 10 minutes. Once done, let it rest and rise for one hour.

Step 2

Finely ground the minced meat either with a sharp knife by chopping it finely many times or with a food processor. Add in the onion, tomato and spices. Mix well for all to be incorporated.

Step 3

Preheat the oven at 210°C. Add the trays you will be using in the oven and let them get super hot.

Step 4

When the dough is ready shape it in 4 bigger pieces or 6 smaller. The dough will be slightly wet so add flour and roll them out flat.

Step 5

Top each pizza base with the minced meat mixture and spread evenly. Spread it out leaving a small edge uncovered just like an Italian pizza. When they are all ready, remove the trays from the oven and place all the pizzas in the trays.

Step 6

Bake for 25 minutes or until the minced meat is nicely browned.

Step 7

Serve them hot with a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley.

You can use any meat you like for this recipe. Traditionally, lamb is used but I don’t really like it’s intense flavour and meatiness so I chose pork.

They can be served with yogurt too or salad.

The base was to die for so I will be using it for my pizzas as well!!

Needless to say my kids loved them -including the bean stew- but of course I toned down the spiciness.