Pide Pizza (Turkish Flatbread Pizza)

For the salça sauce: In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of salça (Turkish tomato/pepper paste) with 1 tea glass (about 100 ml / 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp) of vegetable oil.

Cut a Ramadan pide (Turkish flatbread) in half lengthwise. Cut each of the two pieces into square shapes. Spread the prepared salça sauce over the cut pide pieces. Distribute 100 g of shredded kaşar cheese over the sauce. (You can add more if needed.) Place the sliced sausages and pitted black olives on top of the cheese. Finally, sprinkle oregano over everything. Arrange the prepared pide pizzas on a baking tray and bake in the oven at 200°C (390°F) until the kaşar cheese melts. Enjoy!

Cooking Tip

If you want to make this recipe outside of Ramadan, you can find regular pide at local bakeries year-round.

About This Recipe

One of the most wonderful things about the month of Ramadan is undoubtedly the pide we wait in long bakery lines to get our hands on. Once prepared exclusively for Ramadan, pide can now be found in modern bakeries throughout the year. You can almost feel the spiritual warmth just from its taste and aroma, can't you? Still, as widely available as pide has become all year round, the ones during Ramadan are truly something special…

Speaking of pide — the holy month of Ramadan may still be a ways off. But today we've brought you something that combines a wonderful snack, a delicious flavor, and the irresistible aroma of pizza all in one. How? Our incredibly tasty, easy-to-make Pide Pizza is absolutely worth every bite. And if you can't find pide, don't worry — you can also try our equally delicious Pizza Poğaça recipe right away.