The pizza burger

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g minced beef
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 4 slices of bacon
• 120 g tomatoes, pureed
• ¾ tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 pinch of garlic powder
• e.g. pizza dough
• 140 g mozzarella, grated
• 20 slice(s) salami (pepper salami)
• ½ onion(s)
• 4 slices of cheddar cheese
• Sesame, black, as desired
• 4 slice(s) cucumber(s), pickled
• 4 lettuce leaves (e.g. Lollo bionda)
• 4 slice(s) of tomato(s)

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Season the ground beef with plenty of salt and pepper, form into 4 patties, and refrigerate while you prepare the other ingredients. Peel and dice the onion, and slice a tomato and pickle (Note: Not shown in the video). Fry the bacon slices until crispy and cut in half. Then fry the patties on both sides until well browned. For the sauce, season the passata with the Italian seasoning, a little salt, pepper, and a pinch of garlic powder, and mix. Divide the dough (e.g., about 2/3 of my pizza dough recipe from my profile) into four equal portions and roll each one out thinly. Spread about a tablespoon of tomato sauce in the center of each rolled-out dough, then add the grated cheese, 2-3 slices of salami, some chopped onion, some more mozzarella, then the bacon, a slice of cheddar, a burger patty, and more tomato sauce. Fold the whole thing closed, sprinkle with sesame seeds all around, lightly oil with cooking spray if desired, and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes at 200°C (400°F). Remove from the oven briefly (after about 5 to 7 minutes), place 1 to 2 slices of salami on top, sprinkle with some mozzarella, and continue baking. Top each pizza burger with a lettuce leaf, a tomato slice, and a cucumber slice, secure everything with a wooden skewer, and serve.