Name: Lamb Flatbread with Mint and Feta
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 37 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, (plus more for brushing dough); 3 leeks, (white and pale green parts only, cleaned and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices); 10 scallions, (thinly sliced); 1/2 tsp salt, (divided); 1/2 tsp pepper, (divided); 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint, (plus more for garnishing); 1/4 cup chopped parsley; 1/2 lb. ground lamb; 1 batch flatbread dough ((recipe below)); 1 cup feta cheese, (crumbled); 1/4 tsp red hot pepper flakes; 3/4 Tbsp active dry yeast; 1 1/2 cup lukewarm water; 3/4 Tbsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar; 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, (plus more for rolling out)

This Lamb Flatbread with Mint and Feta is easy to make with simple ingredients, but is filled with lots of delicious spring and summer flavors.

Overhead view of a slice of Lamb Flatbread with Mint and Feta pulled out from the rest of the pizza on a wood board with recipe title at top

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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
🗒 Ingredients
🫓 How to make flatbread dough
🍕 How to make lamb flatbread
🎉 Additional add-ons
🛒 Can I use store-bought dough?
👩‍🍳 More flatbread pizza recipes
📖 Recipe
💬 Comments

If you're like me, you're currently wondering how long the plants on your windowsill have to live.

That basil plant that's been absolutely flourishing for the past 4 months? Is it going to suddenly catch a chill, shrivel up, and die?

Is your mint plant already starting to get a bit wilty and brownish? Better make this lamb mint flatbread with feta ASAP. Wouldn't want all that mint going to waste.

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

This lamb flatbread recipe is a pretty perfect in-between season dish. It has all the freshness and summer flavor of mint, combined with the comfort of ground lamb and leeks.

It's perfect for so many occasions and it a unique take on a typical pizza. I love how many greens are on it!

The flatbread is also super easy to make and, I think, quite impressive.

🗒 Ingredients

You don't need too many ingredients to make this flatbread, but be sure to check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions:

Unsalted butter
Extra-virgin olive oil
Leeks: white and pale green parts only
Scallions
Salt and pepper
Fresh mint
Chopped parsley
Ground lamb
Flatbread dough: recipe provided or store-bought
Feta cheese

If you want to make your own flatbread dough, here's everything you need for mine:

Active dry yeast
Lukewarm water (about 105-115 degrees)
Salt
Granulated sugar
Extra-virgin olive oil
All-purpose flour

🫓 How to make flatbread dough

My go-to flatbread dough recipe is easy, quick (just a bit of waiting for it to rise), and seriously no-fail. I have the recipe memorized and for some reason, I'm NEVER able to memorize recipes.

All you have to do is mix together, yeast, luke warm water, salt, sugar, olive oil, and flour in a large mixing bowl.

Let it rise and it's ready.

Overhead view of flatbread dough rising in large mixing bowl

The recipe below is enough to make the two flatbreads this recipe makes. I recommend rolling out the dough thinly, so you may have a bit of leftover dough... It will stay good in your fridge wrapped tightly for about a week if you want to make a mini pizza or two!

🍕 How to make lamb flatbread

This entire lamb flatbread is quite easy. All that you're required to do is chop some green goodness. Like leeks.

You know, I don't cook with leeks often at all. I'm not quite sure why, considering I love garlic and onions, close relatives to the leek. You might be seeing leeks around these parts more in the coming days.

Anyway, though the green part of the leeks are quite pretty, it's the white and light green parts you use. You'll want to clean the leeks well and chop them into ¼-inch slices.

Melt the butter with the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. When the butter is melted, add the leeks and chopped scallions and a little salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, until the leeks and scallions are soft.

Leeks and scallions cooking in a skillet.

Then put the mixture in a medium bowl and stir in the chopped mint and parsley.

This is springtime happiness in a bowl!

Now, using the same skillet, cook the ground lamb over medium-high heat. Break the lamb down with a spatula or wooden spoon while cooking.

Cook until browned, about 6 minutes.

Overhead view of ground lamb cooking in pan.

While the lamb is cooking, preheat the oven to 500 degrees and sprinkle some flour on two 12-inch round baking sheets (obviously you can make these flatbreads one at a time if you only have one pan).

Divide your flatbread dough into two portions and, on a lightly floured surface, roll each out into two thin 12-inch rounds. Cut off any excess dough if your rounds are too large. Place the dough on baking sheets.

Brush the dough lightly with olive oil and leaving a ½-inch border on the dough, equally divide the leek mixture, lamb mixture, and crumbled feta across the two dough rounds.

Add red pepper flakes and remaining salt and black pepper.

Overhead view of flatbread dough rolled out and topped with ground lamb, crumbled feta, leeks, scallions, mint, and red pepper flakes

Bake at 500 degrees for about 12 minutes, or until edges are turning golden brown and getting crispy.

Garnish with more fresh mint for an extra punch of summer flavor.

Overhead view of lamb flatbread with mint and feta just out of the oven

Slice and serve!

I used to be one of those people who said, "when I want pizza, I want pizza…" which means red sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni you know the drill. These days? I generally prefer to experiment with my pizza and flatbread.

This lamb flatbread is one experiment gone right.

🎉 Additional add-ons

I absolutely love the flavor combination on this pizza, but that doesn't mean you can't add more seasonal ingredients if you want! Or just anything you think would taste good. Here are some ideas I think would be delicious:

Kalamata olives
Fresh corn
Tomatoes
Bell peppers
Roasted red peppers
Pickled red onions
Fresh lemon juice and/or lemon zest
Pine nuts
Minced garlic cloves
Tzatziki sauce or Greek yogurt
Hummus
Harissa
Pomegranate molasses
Sesame seeds
Mozzarella, cheddar, and gorgonzola cheese

If you're not a fan of minced lamb, you can try making this flatbread with ground beef instead!

🛒 Can I use store-bought dough?

If you don't want to make your own flatbread dough, you can use store-bought pizza dough instead. Just make sure to roll it out thin, so it resembles more of a flatbread. If you roll it thicker, you may need to add on a few minutes of cooking time.

You can also feel free to make this with store-bought naan flatbread if you prefer. Depending on how large your naan bread is, you may get more than two pizzas with the toppings.

Landscape overhead view of a slice of lamb flatbread with mint and feta pulled out from rest of the pizza on wooden board

I mean, I kind of figured it was tough to go wrong with lamb, mint, leeks, and feta. The ingredients are all pretty simple, but they pack a flavorful and super spring-y punch.

I love eating this lamb flatbread as a weeknight meal, but it would also make the perfect summer dinner party entree.

You could also make it in a rectangular shape and slice it into small squares for fun appetizers to bring to a party.

👩‍🍳 More flatbread pizza recipes

Like I said, I've been doing a lot of experimenting with flatbread lately... After you make this lamb pizza, try some of my other favorite thin-crust pies! I especially love these ones:

Overhead view of a slice of Lamb Flatbread with Mint and Feta pulled out from the rest of the pizza on a wood board

I hope this lamb flatbread with mint and feta becomes one of your go-to spring and summer meals!

Do you like to experiment with flatbread and pizza? Best idea you've had?

📖 Recipe