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Lamb Souvlaki Pizza with Tzatziki Sauce

A Greek-inspired pizza topped with lamb souvlaki, feta, red onion and olives, served with homemade tzatziki.
Prep Time29 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time44 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pizza dough
  • 1 cuppizza sauce
  • 1 cupfeta cheese crumbled
  • 2 cupslamb souvlaki roughly chopped
  • 1/2 red onion sliced
  • 1/2 cupkalamata olives or black sun dried olives pitted and chopped
  • 1 teaspoonoregano dried
  • 1 mediumcucumber peeled, sliced in half and seeded, and finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 1 cupplain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoonolive oil
  • 1 teaspoonlemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 teaspoonfresh dill minced
  • 1 clovegarlic minced

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.