Chicken Schwarma

Check this out, came up with this recipe last week. This is a lower-cal version of a lebanese sandwich called a schwarma (can't find anything exactly like it in the states). It's fast to make & gives lots of energy.

1 chicken breast
1 tablespoon tahini
1/4 cup red onion, sliced
1/2 whole wheat pita
mint or basil yogurt (lowfat)

Sprinkle montreal seasoning on the chicken breast along with 1 tablespoon olive oil & bake. When it's done, slice it into strips. Tuck it into the pita bread with a little tahini & put sliced onions on top. Put some yogurt on the side or in the pita if the sandwich is too dry for you.

You can also throw in whatever vegetable you like, salad greens, spinach, hummus or use other meat besides chicken. I usually make a salad on the side.

And yeah, original schwarmas are way better, but they're also dripping with fats & oils. Also I can't fit one of those gyro meat roasting spits into my apartment.

Oh theres this great place down the road from me that makes it. DAMN you got me hungry Im going to get one. One with all the calories, yummmmy.

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Thank you, I love Middle Eastern food and don't know how to cook it at all. I bought some spice called sumak (spelling) that was on the salad I got at our local resturant but haven't used it get. I'm going to try to replicate your recipe and the salad. MMmmmm, hummus.

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Cool, I looked up sumak since I never heard of it ... fairly rare spice from Turkey. Probably why I can't get a homemade schwarma to taste like the real thing! Let me know how it works!

PaiLumUmar, where's that restaurant!

Fantastic Pizza(I know, funny)
Worcester Mass.

I am eating it right now. mmmmm creamy tahini goodness.

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Ohhh, no fair! Don't you know it's impolite to eat infront of people I mean, where's ours FedEx now!

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Ok hon, I'll send you some. Wait for it...

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I'll wait by the door like a happy little puppy and then tackle the FedEx guy for my grub the moment he steps out of the van. Promise

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Hey, no fair!

Wait a minute *checks watch* If I sneak outta work right now, go home, get the car, drive west ahead of the rush hour ... I could be in Worcester by like, 6!

Ah man, I got kung fu tonite. What time do they close

lol, lucky him.

So are you just hungry or you have no good lebanese food out there in Wherever the heck you are :P

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No, there are plenty of good places close to home. Just haven't had any in a few weeks.

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-John Pierpont Morgan

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They are right next to CLark University, they stay open till 10.

Mmmmmmm, I hear it calling to you.

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SHOARMA SPICE MIX


1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. If you have whole spices and the time, dry roast the cumin and coriander seeds in a frying pan for several minutes, let them cool and grind as fine as possible Mix everything together and put in a small jar Shoarma idea for 4: approx 1lb pork, lamb or chicken, cut meat in strips, add 1 tablespoon oil and lemon juice, 1 or 2 teaspoons of the spicemix, add salt to taste, mix and leave for a few hours or overnight.

2. If you like add some chopped onion, crushed garlic, chopped chili pepper and a chopped sweet pepper to the meat mix.

3. Fry or grill this until done.

4. Serve in a wrap or pita bread with a mayonnaise sauce,Tzatziki

“	they're also dripping with fats & oils	”

but what a quality of fats and oils....
fingerlicking goooooooooood!!!

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yum, i'm gonna try that!

“	Originally Posted By: Sammygirl yum, i'm gonna try that!	”

I'll see if I can dig up some more recipes...
shoarma rulezzzzzz

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