One of the things I occasionally miss from Denmark, are the pizza sandwiches that are made by your local Turkish-family owned pizza joints all over Denmark. They’re essentially calzone pizzas that are light on sauce. Cooked at high heat the outter shell is much like a large pita bread that is cut open and filled with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and yogurt dressing. I wanted tomake some similar to this as Nicholas had requested pizza for dinner.
The bread part of this I’ve posted multiple times so I’ll just post the ingredients and no method around it.
- 4 1/2 cups bread flour
- 3/4 cup of graham wholewheat flour
- 1/2 cup gluten
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp yeast
- ~2 cups warmwater
I didn’t want to attempt making the tangy yogurt dressing today, so I decided to make a tomato salsa that would add a little of the dressing feel.
- 4 seeded and then chopped roma tomatoes
- 1 large shallot finely diced
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1`handfull cilantro leaves chopped
- juice of 1 lime
- pinch of kosher salt
- pinch of fresh ground pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Mix all the ingredients together in a large enough container and put it in the fridge for an hour to allow the flavors to develop.
Split the pizza dough into 6-7 pieces and round them out. Roll them out flat and try to be a little consistent with the shape so it is easier to form the calzone. Once the dough is rolled out put your toppings on. I went very simple and only added some salami and shredded mozzarella cheese. Only fill one side of the dough where it will make the most uniform folded over piece. Once you fold over the dough you could use a fork to make the edges come together – I braided the sides by folding over the dough a little bit at a time. Was quite easy to do.
The calzones went on the grill for about 2 minutes on each side until they were browned but hopefully not burnt. Once cool enough to touch cut them open at the folded edge and fill. Our fillings were shredded lettuce and the tomato salsa. Below are a few progression pictures.
If I had to make the yogurt dressing I would try to get some greek yogurt (non-sweetened, no vanilla). I’d add lime juice, chopped garlic, salt, pepper, and fresh chopped oregano to it. Maybe a little buttermilk to get the consistency more like a dressing.
