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Homemade Shawarma Sandwich
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Homemade Shawarma Sandwich with homemade tahini sauce – Gluten-free version

Homemade chicken shawarma with authentic seasoning and warm gluten-free bread. Perfect for a quick dinner. Gluten-free version: Gluten-free bread.

⏱ 26 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Shawarma

  1. 1
    Mix the slices of the chicken with the olive oil, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, baharat, salt and black pepper and let sit 20 minutes.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Heat a heavy pan over high heat.
    StoveFrying pan
  3. 3
    Add the slices of the chicken in a single layer and fry 4–5 minutes per side, until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
    Stove
  4. 4
    Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and slice into thin strips.
    KnifeCutting board
  5. 5
    Heat a dry pan over medium heat, and warm the gluten-free bread in it.
    StoveFrying pan
  6. 6
    Mix the tahini and lemon juice and season with salt.
  7. 7
    Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.
    💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
  8. 8
    Spread in the gluten-free bread the tahini, arrange in it the shawarma and the tomatoes, cucumber and garlic, drizzle the lemon juice on top, roll up and serve immediately.
619calories
47 gprotein
51 gcarbs
24 gfat
● protein 31%● carbs 33%● fat 36%

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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