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Vegan Turkish Pizza (Lahmacun)

Vegan Turkish pizza AKA lahmacun is a thin crust pizza flavored with a bold and tangy vegetable mixture and topped with red onions and sumac.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Turkish
Keyword: Turkish pizza, vegan lahmacun, vegan Turkish pizza, vegetarian Turkish pizza
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 371kcal
Cost: $10

Equipment

Ingredients

Turkish Pizza

Sumac Onions

Instructions

  • Bring a skillet to medium heat and drizzle with olive oil. Add chopped shallot, bell pepper and garlic and saute until peppers and shallots have softened, about 5 minutes.
  • If you haven't already, finely chop mushrooms in a food processor or you can chop by hand, just be sure there are no large pieces left. Add chopped mushrooms and stir everything together and saute for another 3-4 minutes. The mushrooms should have darkened in color slightly and softened.
  • Add chopped tomatoes and stir everything together. Continue cooking for another 4-5 minutes so tomatoes release their juices and have softened. Season with salt and pepper and give it one more stir.
  • Add the smoked paprika, tomato paste, pomegranate molasses, cumin and sumac and stir everything together.
  • Continue sauteing for another 2 minutes and the mixture reduces and thickens. Once doen, remove from heat and set aside.
  • Meanwhile, pre-heat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and if you have a pizza stone, place that in the oven to get hot.
  • Lightly flour your work surface and pizza dough and divide dough into quarters. Roll each piece into a 10 inch diameter and as thing as possible.
  • Spoon a quarter of the mixture onto the rolled out dough, bringing it close to the edge in a thin layer. Use the back of a spoon to gently press the mixture into the dough. Continue with the rest of the mixture and dough.
  • Place pizzas on a baking stone and cook for 4-5 minutes until edges are crisp and lightly golden brown.
  • While pizzas cook, make the onion salad. Add red onion, sumac, olive oil, lemon juice and parsley to a bowl and toss to combine.
  • Once Turkish pizzas are done, remove from oven and top with sumac onion salad and serve.

Notes

If you don't have a pizza stone, you can also bake these on a baking sheet. Just line with parchment paper and pizzas and bake for 8-10 minutes until the crust is lightly golden brown and cooked through. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 1136mg | Potassium: 649mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1717IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 4mg