Entrees

Naan Pizza with Spicy Lamb, Feta, and Herbs

Makes one pizza

Naan Pizza with Spicy Lamb, Feta, and Herbs

Makes one pizza

We recommend making this pizza using our Naan Pizza Crust, but it is just as delicious using traditional pizza dough.

Nutritional information per serving (based on 8 servings): Calories 226 (49% from fat)
carb. 19g
pro. 9g
fat 12g
sat. fat 4g chol. 26mg
sod. 398mg
calc. 33mg
fiber 1g

Ingredients

  • ½ recipe Naan Pizza Crust (page 13)
  • ½ pound ground lamb
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon harissa paste
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • unbleached all-purpose flour, for dusting
  • ¼ medium red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled feta
  • ⅓ cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 1½ tablespoons fresh mint leaves, torn

Preparation

  1. 1. Preheat the pizza oven with the pizza stone on the rack to 500°F.
  2. 2. In a large bowl, combine ground lamb, cinnamon, paprika, onion
  3. powder, garlic powder, cumin, salt, harissa, and ketchup.
  4. 3. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add
  5. the lamb mixture and cook until the meat is no longer pink.
  6. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
  7. 4. Stretch the dough to a 10- to 12-inch round round.
  8. 5. Transfer the dough to the pizza peel generously dusted with flour.
  9. 6. Spread the cooked lamb over the dough, leaving a 1-inch
  10. border. Scatter the onion over the lamb.
  11. 7. Gently shimmy the pizza on the peel to ensure it isn’t sticking.
  12. If the dough is sticking, gently lift the dough and spread
  13. additional flour underneath.
  14. 8. Set the timer for 5 minutes. Slide the pizza off the peel and
  15. onto the pizza stone. Start the timer. When the timer sounds,
  16. check the pizza. If baked to desired doneness, use the peel
  17. to remove the pizza from the oven, or bake for about 1 more
  18. minute. Slide the pizza onto a cutting board.
  19. 9. Garnish with the feta, parsley, and mint. Slice and serve.

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