A Greek-inspired pizza topped with lamb souvlaki, feta, red onion and olives, served with homemade tzatziki.
Prep Time29 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time44 minutesmins
Servings: 4servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
1/2pizza dough
1cuppizza sauce
1cupfeta cheesecrumbled
2cupslamb souvlakiroughly chopped
1/2red onionsliced
1/2cupkalamata olivesor black sun dried olives pitted and chopped
1teaspoonoreganodried
1mediumcucumberpeeled, sliced in half and seeded, and finely chopped
1/2teaspoonsalt
1cupplain yogurt
1tablespoonolive oil
1teaspoonlemon juicefreshly squeezed
1teaspoonfresh dillminced
1clovegarlicminced
Instructions
Instructions
Peel the cucumber, slice it in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds, then finely chop. Place the chopped cucumber in a strainer set over a bowl, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, toss gently, and set aside to drain for 1 hour.
Place the 1 cup plain yogurt in a separate strainer set over another bowl and set aside to drain for 1 hour.
While the cucumber and yogurt begin to drain, preheat the oven to 500°F (260°C). Position the oven rack in the middle. If using a pizza stone, place it in the oven to preheat as well.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1/2 pizza dough to your desired thickness and shape. Transfer the dough to a pizza baking pan or, if you have one and have preheated it, to a pizza peel for transfer to the stone.
Spread 1 cup pizza sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a small border for the crust.
Sprinkle 1 cup crumbled feta cheese evenly over the sauce.
Distribute 2 cups roughly chopped lamb souvlaki evenly over the pizza. Top with the sliced 1/2 red onion and 1/2 cup kalamata olives (or the chopped pitted sun-dried olives). Sprinkle 1 teaspoon dried oregano over the top.
Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and toppings are heated through.
After the cucumber and yogurt have drained for 1 hour, combine the drained cucumber and drained yogurt in a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon minced fresh dill, and 1 minced clove garlic. Stir well, cover, and chill the tzatziki for at least 1 hour before serving.
Remove the pizza from the oven and let it rest a couple of minutes, then slice and serve with the chilled tzatziki sauce.
Equipment
Oven
pizza stone (optional)
pizza baking pan or pizza peel
Rolling Pin
Strainer
Bowls
Notes
Cucumber and yogurt should drain for 1 hour before assembling the tzatziki; after mixing, chill the tzatziki at least 1 hour before serving.