The Avengers’ Shawarma Recipe

A shawarma is a Mediterranean –Levantine Arab to be exact – dish made with meat that is slow roasted on a rotating skewer as long as 24 hours. The meat or a mixture of meats is served with a long list of accompaniments often as a wrap or roll. The traditional Mediterranean sides include hummus, tahini, pickled turnip and vfreshly sliced vegetables on a pita bread.

The Avengers threw a lot of spotlight at this simple dish during its end credits. And if Tony Stark has suggested something, it has to be worth a try, right? Follow this recipe to relive The Avengers’ last scene in your kitchen.

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The Superhero Shawarma

A mediterranean meat wrap.

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Prep Time

60 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

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Ingredients

For The Meat

• 500 g meat (beef/pork mix chicken or turkey)
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tsp tumeric
• 1 tsp Cardamom
• 1 tsp cumin
• tsp ½coriander
• tsp ½cinnamon

For The Roll

• 1 Pita bread
• ½ thinly sliced red onion
• ½ sliced tomato
• Handful of lettuce optional
• 1 ½ Hummus
• 1 cups ½Greek yogurt
• 1 small cucumber diced
• cup ¼chopped dill
• 1 tsp ½minced garlic
• tsp ½shawarma seasoning

Prep Time 60 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients For The Meat 500 g meat (beef/pork mix chicken or turkey) 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tsp tumeric 1 tsp Cardamom 1 tsp cumin tsp ½coriander tsp ½cinnamon For The Roll 1 Pita bread ½ thinly sliced red onion ½ sliced tomato Handful of lettuce optional 1 ½ Hummus 1 cups ½Greek yogurt 1 small cucumber diced cup ¼chopped dill 1 tsp ½minced garlic tsp ½shawarma seasoning

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Instructions

For the Meat

1. In a small bowl, mix together the spices until fully combined.
2. Remove meat from bones.
3. Use a meat tenderizer or heavy pestle to pound the meat to half its original thickness.
4. In a shallow baking dish, toss meat with vegetable oil and 3 teaspoon of the spice mix until fully coated. Allow to marinate for 30-60 minutes.
5. Brush a grill pan with cooking oil, then heat over medium-high heat.
6. Grill strips of meat, about 3 minutes on each side, or until cooked through.

Assembling the shawarma

1. Mix the Greek yogurt, cucumber, dill, garlic and shawarma seasoning in a small bowl. Cover and place in the refrigerator until time to serve.
2. Start with a warm pita and spread 2 tablespoons of the yogurt sauce and 2 tablespoons of hummus in the middle.
3. Layer with lamb, then top with onion, tomato and lettuce, if you wish.
4. Fold and serve.