Lahmacun

Ingredients:

1/2 pizza dough
1/2 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small red bell pepper, finely diced (optional)
1/2 teaspoon aleppo pepper (or red pepper flakes)
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon allspice
a pinch of cinnamon
a pinch of cumin
2 roma tomatoes, finely diced
1-1/2 cups vegan ground beef
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1 teaspoon mint, chopped
juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 teaspoon olive oil
salt, to taste
2 tablespoons pine nuts

Divide dough into 8 pieces and flatten into thin circles. Set aside to rise.

In a skillet, cook onion, garlic, and pepper until soft. Add the spices then the tomatoes. When tomatoes are slightly wilted, stir in the vegan beef, herbs, lemon, olive oil, and salt. Remove from heat.

Top the dough with the meat mixture and sprinkle with the pine nuts.

Cook on baking stone for 20 minutes or until edges are golden.



Optional: Serve topped with thinly sliced red onion tossed with lemon, olive oil, salt, and sumac, and some baby arugula.