Chicken Schwarma

Light Meditteranean entree

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: Mediterranean

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3 reviews 
Ready in 45 minutes
by headscalifornia

Ingredients

Chicken:

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon curry powder

2 teaspoons extravirgin olive oil

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

3 garlic cloves minced

1 pound skinless boneless chicken breast, cut into 16 (3-inch) strips

Sauce:

1/2 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt (such as Fage)

2 tablespoons tahini

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 garlic clove minced

Remaining ingredients:

Cooking spray

4 (6-inch) pitas

1 cup chopped romaine lettuce

8 (1/4-inch-thick) tomato slices


Directions

1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. 2. To prepare chicken, combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add chicken to bowl; toss well to coat. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes. 3. To prepare sauce, combine yogurt and next 4 ingredients (through 1 garlic clove), stirring with a whisk. 4. Thread 2 chicken strips onto each of 8 (12-inch) skewers. Place kebabs on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until done. 5. Place pitas on grill rack; grill 1 minute on each side or until lightly toasted. Place 1 pita on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1/4 cup lettuce and 2 tomato slices. Top each serving with 4 chicken pieces; drizzle each serving with 2 tablespoons sauce.

Reviews

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Very good and easy to make. I used indian style curry powder (hot) all else same as recipe called for.

jmschaub
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very good indeed!

waltrem24
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[I posted this recipe.]

headscalifornia

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