Lamb Sausage Pizza With Merguez

My husband and I bought an Ooni pizza oven last Christmas and ever since have been working on making restaurant-quality pizzas at home testing out numerous pizza dough and sauce recipes, and topping ideas of course.

Lamb pizza was high on the must-try list of course and this spicy edition with Merguez sausage ticks the boxes in my opinion when it comes to flavor and convenience thanks to the pre-seasoned lamb sausage. You can make them yourself of course following my homemade lamb sausage but for this recipe I used pre-made Merguez from my local butcher.

When it comes to toppings, I like to keep it simple and focus on a few high-quality ingredients for homemade pizza. A no-cook tomato sauce, lamb sausage, red onion, feta, plus hot sauce and fresh mint once cooked creates a well-balanced, spicy, and meaty pizza topping.

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• Pizza dough – I use an overnight, long fermented pizza dough but you can use any fresh or pre-baked dough for this pizza. Simply adjust the cooking time accordingly.
• Pizza sauce – I used my 5-minute no-cook pizza sauce recipe but any tomato based pizza sauce or classic marinara sauce will work here.
• Sausage – Spicy Merguez sausages from a local butcher are a quick and delicious option here but you can use any store-bought lamb sausages with casings removed or make Merguez at home. Lamb kofta make a delicious pizza as well.
• Vegetables – Red onion adds extra color and a milder taste than white or yellow onion. You can add pickled onions after it’s cooked instead. Bell peppers and jalapeños add great flavors too depending on how hot you like your food.
• Cheese – Cow or sheep feta both work well, so would freshly grated pecorino. You can also add melting cheese such as grated or fresh mozzarella cheese but I prefer mine less cheesy.
• Sauce – Sriracha, your hot sauce of choice, or harissa sauce instantly spice up the pizza. I add a light swirl of sauce after cooking the pizza. Sprinkle over some red pepper flakes for some extra heat.
• Fresh herbs – Fresh mint works exceptionally well with lamb. Add it after you’ve cooked the pizza or it will burn and become bitter. Fresh basil, thyme, or rosemary are delicious additions as well, especially of you’re making Italian sausage pizza.

1. Shape the pizza dough if using fresh dough.

2. Add the tomato pizza sauce.

3. Place lamb sausage pieces, red onion, and feta onto the sauce.

4. Bake the lamb pizza in a pizza oven or on a pizza stone in a BBQ or conventional oven on high heat.

5. Drizzle over hot sauce once the pizza has been baked.

6. Garnish the sausage pizza with fresh mint, cut, and serve.