Vegan Lahmacun

Written by McDonald, T.  |  Date ?th of ? 2022

This is so easy. It is vegan much like a pizza, but on flat bread.  Unlike pizza, which has many variations of toppings, lahmacun has one type of topping, which is like bolognaise sauce. Although some people use the oven method, I think that makes it too much like a pizza, so I prefer to stovetop method to keep it a little more different.

Notes

•  You can wrap it up like a burrito or cut it into slices like a pizza.
• For that little extra, add a couple of teaspoons of vegan red pesto to the sauce.
  

 

Makes 1 lahmacun

Time 15 – 20 minutes

 

Ingredients 

For base

• Strong bread flour x 80 g
• Water x 40 ml
• Salt x a pinch
  

For sauce

• Tomato x 1 medium
  
• Tomato purée x 1 tbsp
  
• Garlic x 1 clove crushed
• Lemon juice from 1/2 a lemon
• Cumin powder x a pinch
  
• TVP x 20 g
• Chilli pepper x 1/2

For extra topping

• A few slices of onion
• A few pieces of chopped tomatoes
• Small amount of vegan cheese
• A chilli pepper
• Fresh herbs
  

Method

Step 1 – Make the dough for the flatbread

1. Tip the flour into a mixing bowl.
2. Add the salt and baking powder.
3. Combine with a balloon whisk.
4. Add the water a little at a time and mix with a wooden spoon.  When you start to get a shaggy dough, stop adding water and use your hands to combine. 
5. Once you have a ball, transfer to a work surface and need for 1 minute or 2.
6. Flatten with your hand and roll out with a rolling pin until you get the desired size and shape.
   

Step 2 – Make the sauce

1. Blend the tomato to a paste then transfer to a bowl. 
2. Add the lemon juice, garlic, tomato purée, cumin powder and chopped chilli pepper.  Combine the ingredients with a spoon.
3. Prepare the TVP in the usual way.  Add the TVP to the sauce and stir.
   

Step 3 – Putting it all together

1. Pace the flatbread in a frying pan for 45 seconds.
2. Turn the bread over and quickly spoon the sauce over the bread. Place the lid on the frying pan and cook for about a minute. 
3. And the extra toppings and serve.
   

Results

I dressed mine with balsamic vinegar drizzle. 

I hope that you liked this blog and if you do try this recipe, please let me know how you got on and what it turned out like. You can leave a comment in the comments below.