Chicken Shawarma

Ingredients

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ¾ tbsp, ground or 7g

• Turmeric

  Spices, ground

  ¾ tbsp or 5g

• Coriander seed

  Spices

  ¾ tbsp or 4g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  ¾ tbsp or 7g

• Paprika

  Spices

  ¾ tbsp or 5g

• Cloves

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  ½ tsp or 0.9g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 large or 150g

• Lemons

  Raw, with peel

  1 fruit without seeds or 108g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  ⅓ cup or 72g

• Pita bread

  Whole-wheat

  6 pita, large or 384g

• Fruit salad

  (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), water pack, solids and liquids, canned

  300g

Directions

1. In a small bowl, mix the cumin, turmeric, coriander, garlic powder, sweet paprika and cloves. Set aside the shawarma spice mix for now.
2. Pat the chicken thighs dry and season with salt on both sides, then thinly slice into small bite-sized pieces.
3. Place the chicken in a large bowl. Add the shwarma spices and toss to coat. Add the onions, lemon juice and olive oil. Toss everything together again. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight (if you don't have time, you can cut or skip marinating time)
4. When ready, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Take the chicken out of the fridge and let it sit in room temperature for a few minutes.
5. Spread the marinated chicken with the onions in one layer on a large lightly-oiled baking sheet pan. Roast for 30 minutes in the 425 degrees F heated-oven. For a more browned, crispier chicken, move the pan to the top rack and broil very briefly (watch carefully). Remove from the oven.
6. While the chicken is roasting, prepare the pita pockets. Make tahini sauce according to this recipe or Tztaziki sauce according to this recipe. Make 3-ingredient Mediterranean salad according to this recipe. Set aside.
7. To serve, open pita pockets up. Spread a little tahini sauce or Tzatziki sauce, add chicken shawarma, arugula, Mediterranean salad and pickles or olives, if you like. Serve immediately!
8. Recipe by: The Mediterranean Dish (source: https://www.themediterraneandish.com/chicken-shawarma-recipe/)

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