Kebab pizza
Possibly Sweden's most loved pizza. Get it right and customers come back every week.
A proper kebab pizza starts with a base of tomato sauce and cheese, then crisp-fried kebab meat, red onion, pepperoncini and kebab sauce drizzled on after baking. The sauce goes on after the oven. If it bakes with the pizza, it splits and turns greasy.
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough ball at 280 g (see the dough recipe)
- 80 g tomato sauce
- 100 g grated pizza cheese
- 150 g kebab meat in slices or strips
- Half a red onion in thin rings
- 4 to 5 pepperoncini
- Kebab sauce, mild or hot
- Optional: fresh tomato, cucumber or iceberg lettuce after baking
How to make it
- 1
Fry the kebab meat in a hot pan until the edges are crisp. Let the excess fat drain off.
- 2
Shape the dough into a round base. Spread the tomato sauce thinly.
- 3
Scatter over the cheese, then add the kebab meat, onion and pepperoncini.
- 4
Bake in the hottest oven you can until the edges colour and the cheese bubbles.
- 5
Take the pizza out. Drizzle the kebab sauce over it in a criss-cross pattern.
- 6
Top with fresh vegetables if you want. Serve straight away.
Good to know
- Crisp meat is the difference between a good and a really good kebab pizza. Fry it first, do not put it on raw.
- Make your own kebab sauce with mayonnaise, yoghurt, garlic, sambal and a little kebab seasoning. Customers notice the difference.
- The acidity of the pepperoncini matters. Do not skip it.
Common questions
Why should the kebab sauce go on after baking?
The sauce is made from mayonnaise and yoghurt. In the oven it splits and turns greasy. Drizzled over the finished pizza, it stays creamy and fresh.
Which kebab meat should I buy for the pizzeria?
Taste your way through the options at the wholesaler. Quality varies a lot. Good kebab meat has a high meat content and clear seasoning. It is the star of the pizza, so this is not where you save money.
With or without salad on top?
Both versions exist, and customers often have strong opinions. The most common is meat, onion and pepperoncini in the oven with sauce added after, and fresh tomato and cucumber as optional extras. Ask the customer and you will get it right.
What should a kebab pizza cost?
Kebab pizza often sits SEK 10 to 20 above the standard pizzas because the meat costs more. SEK 125 to 150 is common in 2026. Do the usual maths and multiply your ingredient cost by three.