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Chicken Shawarma

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Shawarma is a Middle Eastern dish of garlicky meat or poultry served on pitas. Total time: 45 minutes.

Yield: 4 servings

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

Preparation

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.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
384 (23% from fat)
Fat:
9.8g (sat 2.1g,mono 4.1g,poly 2.7g)
Protein:
34.4g
Carbohydrate:
40g
Fiber:
2.5g
Cholesterol:
64mg
Iron:
4.3mg
Sodium:
821mg
Calcium:
106mg
David Bonom, Cooking Light, JULY 2008