k Lebanese Chicken Shawarma k
k with Fattoush salad k
Ingredients (Serves 10)
10 Lebanese flatbreads
10 chicken breasts
6 garlic cloves
2 tablespoon za’atar
2 tablespoon ground coriander
2 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
Juice of 2 lemons
6 tablespoon olive oil
Garlic mint sauce
500g Greek yoghurt
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon mint sauce
Squeeze of lemon juice
Salt and pepper
20gm fresh mint
Fattoush side salad
6 baby gem lettuce, thinly sliced
2 red onion very thinly slices
½ bunch flat-leaf parsley chopped
½ bunch coriander chopped
½ bunch mint chopped
Handful rocket
200g radishes thinly slices
Garnish for flatbread
Thinly sliced red cabbage
Small handful of Fattosuh salad
Method
1.Cut the chicken breasts in half horizontally to make 2 thin steaks no thicker than 1 cm/ 2/5″ each then slice into 3 cm strips (goujons). Combine the marinade ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Marinate overnight or up to 24 hours. It can be frozen in the marinade.
2. Make the yoghurt dressing (just mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and set aside).
3. Cook the chicken on the plancha (3 mins on each side) and then rest on a warm plate.
4. Place the Lebanese flatbread on the plancha (for 1 minute).
5. Place the chicken on top of the flatbread, pour over 2 tablespoons of minted yogurt, sprinkle over some red sliced cabbage, add a little bit of Fattoush salad and a tablespoon of za’atar dressing.
6. Then roll up the flatbread and use paper to secure tightly.