Chicken Shawarma

Difficulty:
1/5

Ease of Preparation: Easy
Yield: 6 servings


 

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) 7-spice powder (see below)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) lemon juice, divided
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
  • 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts, sliced into long strips
  • 2 skinless boneless chicken thighs, sliced into long strips
  • 6 pitas
  • Garlic sauce (see below)
  • 1 cup (240 ml) shredded lettuce
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • ½ onion, sliced
  • ½ cup pink pickled turnips
  • 2 tablespoons (15 ml) chopped fresh parsley
7-Spice powder:
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) ground allspice
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) ground cinnamon
  • ½ tablespoon (7.5 ml) ground clove
  • ½ tablespoon (7.5 ml) ground fenugreek
  • ½ tablespoon (7.5 ml) ground dry ginger
  • ½ tablespoon (7.5 ml) ground nutmeg
Garlic sauce:
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) peeled minced garlic cloves
  • 1 egg white
  • ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 cup (240 ml) vegetable oil

 


 

Method:

To make the 7-spice mix, combine allspice, pepper, cinnamon, clove, fenugreek, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl.

Combine 1 tablespoon of the spice mix with half of the minced garlic, olive oil, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of lemon juice, and salt. Add the chicken strips and stir to coat. Leave in the fridge to marinate for 1-2 hours.

To make the garlic sauce, in a food processor, puree garlic, egg white, salt, and lemon juice.

Slowly stream vegetable oil into garlic mixture while food processor is running until completely combined. Set aside.

Remove chicken from fridge and thread onto wooden skewers. Grill on a barbeque or in a grill pan, turning to char on all sides.

Take chicken off the heat, and drizzle with remaining lemon juice.

Remove chicken from skewers, and cut into bite-sized pieces.

Spread garlic mixture onto pita bread. Top with chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, turnips, and a sprinkling of parsley. Roll pita bread over mixture to create a sandwich. Repeat until all pita bread has been made into wraps.

Serve.