Chicken Shawarma Skewers with Cucumber Garlic Yoghurt
Equipment
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
- Microplane
- Tongs
- Skewers
- Griddle pan
- Large bowl
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs skinless, boneless, cut into pieces
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp fresh coriander
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- chilli flakes (pinch)
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 tbsp olive oil plus extra to fry
- 1 small handful flat leaf parsley chopped
- 1 lemon sqeezed to serve
- 4 flatbreads to serve
For the chopped salad
- 2 baby gem lettuce
- 1/2 cucumber
- 200 g cherry tomatoes
- 1 stick celery
- 1/2 red onion finely chopped
- 100 g feta cheese crumbled
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
For the yoghurt
- 1/4 cucumber deseeded
- 1 clove garlic grated
- 175 g greek yoghurt
- Sumac to sprinkle
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into bite size pieces and put into a bowl. Add the cumin, coriander, sweet smoked paprika, cinnamon, chilli flakes, grated garlic and olive oil. Stir to combine and set aside for at least 30 minutes.
- Make the yoghurt: coarsely grate the cucumber and toss with a pinch of sea salt. Allow to sit for 10 minutes then drain and squeeze out any excess water with a kitchen towel.
- Peel and grate the garlic. Mix with the garlic and yoghurt and some freshly ground black pepper and put into a bowl and sprinkle with sumac.
- Stir the grated cucumber into the yogurt and chill until needed.
- Chop all the vegetables for the salad and toss in a bowl: the baby gem lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, celery, red onion.
- Thread the chicken onto skewers.
- Heat a heavy based pan or griddle over a medium high heat with a little drizzle of oil. Fry the skewers (you might have to do this in batches) until cooked and slightly charred.
- Meanwhile whisk the red wine vinegar with salt, pepper and the extra virgin olive oil. Pour over the salad.
- Warm the flat breads.
- Serve the skewers scattered with chopped parsley and a good squeeze of lemon with the salad, yoghurt and flatbreads.
Notes
Basically a kebab worth firing up a winter BBQ for! The key to the most flavourful chicken truly is the time you marinade them in the spice mixture here.
Nutrition
Calories: 562kcal
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