Since starting my healthy journey and changing our eating habits, I have turned to a more Mediterranean diet, and we have all been enjoying it. I have always loved Mediterranean food, especially anything like Gyros, Kebabs and Shawarmas.
When I came across this easy doner kebab recipe, I immediately put it on the menu and it was a hit. Will be making it quite a lot in the future.
▢ 1 onion, medium-sized/peeled and cut into large chunks
▢ 2 cloves garlic, peeled
▢ 1 lb ground beef, 85/15
▢ 1 tablespoon tomato paste
▢ 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt, full-fat or no fat (both would work)
▢ 1 teaspoon ground cumin
▢ 1 teaspoon paprika
▢ ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
▢ ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 °F (204°C).
Place the onion and garlic in a food processor and pulse until fully chopped/pureed. Place it in a large bowl.
Into that same bowl, add in the beef, tomato paste, Greek yogurt, ground cumin, paprika, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
Using clean hands, mix well until thoroughly combined.
Divide the mixture into 3 equal pieces*.
Grab a large sheet of parchment paper and place one of the pieces in the middle. Place another sheet of parchment on top and, using a rolling pin (or your hands), roll it out into a rectangle. Do your best to make it as even as possible.
Remove the parchment paper on top.
Starting from the bottom with the short side facing you, roll the meat (with the parchment paper) onto itself in 2-inch increments until complete. Transfer it to a large sheet pan.
Repeat the same process for the remaining pieces.
Transfer it to the oven and bake for 20 minutes. When done, unfold the rolled meat and tear it into large pieces.
Add a handful of meat on top of a pita or lavash bread, top with sliced tomatoes, cucumber slices and red onion slices. I made a garlic yogurt sauce to drizzle on. Basically just a cup of plain Greek yogurt, some fresh minced parsley and a little salt.
Looks delicious!
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