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Spiced aubergine pide (turkish flatbread pizza)
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Spiced Aubergine Pide (Turkish Flatbread Pizza)

My version of a Pide (a Turkish flatbread pizza) which I’ve topped with lightly spiced aubergine, a coconut mint dip and dukka - it’s absolutely amazing!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Plant-based
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword Aubergines, Pide
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Author Niki Webster

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 400 g white organic flour
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp quick yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 350 ml luke warm water
  • Mix–leave for a few minutes

For the aubergine filling

  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 chilli flakes
  • 1 medium aubergine cut into 1 cm cubes
  • 3 tomatoes chopped
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • Pinch sumac
  • Big handful mint roughly chopped

For the coconut mint dip

  • 3 tbsp coconut yogurt
  • Juice 1/2 lemon
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • Big pinch sea salt
  • 2 tbsp fresh mint chopped

For the toppings

  • Pistachio dukkah
  • Pomegranates
  • Fresh mint

Instructions

To make the dough

  • Add the flour and salt to a large bowl–mix well.
  • Mix the yeast, sugar, olive oil with the lukewarm water and leave for a minute.
  • Create a hole in the middle of the flour and gradually add the liquid until you have a dough.
  • Tip the dough onto a floured chopping board. Knead for a few minutes until the dough is springy.
  • Transfer back to the bowl and cover with a damp cloth for about a hr. The dough should have doubled in size.
  • Transfer back onto the floured chopping board and knead again to knock back.

To make the pide

  • Add the onion to a large pan with the olive oil and sauté for 10 minutes on a low heat. Add in the spices, garlic and fry for a further few minutes.
  • Add in the chopped aubergine, stir and fry for a minute on a low heat.
  • Add in the chopped tomatoes, stir to combine.
  • Cover the pan and let it cook for 15 minutes–Stirring occasionally.
  • Add in the sumac and the chopped mint. Stir to combine.
  • Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Divide the dough into 4, then roll out into long oval shapes.
  • Pinch the dough at each end so you are making a slipper shape.
  • Spoon the aubergine mix onto the central part of each pide, leaving a space around the edge.
  • Then fold the edges up and over the filling a little.
  • Lightly oil a large baking tray and carefully transfer each pide onto it. Bake for 15 minutes, until the crust is cooked and a little golden.
  • Remove from the oven, allow to cool a little and top with the mint dip, fresh mint, pomegranate seeds and dukkah.

To make the coconut mint dip

  • Add all the ingredients to a jar and mix to combine.
  • Add a little water to loosen if desired.

Notes

4 servings