Ultimate Beef Shawarma Sandwich
This ultimate beef shawarma sandwich is made up of colorful and healthy ingredients, cooked and spiced to perfection, and placed in yummy pita bread. Just wrap your bread and enjoy this yummy Middle Eastern recipe. Try it now!
Servings: 7 sandwiches
Ingredients
Beef Shawarma Sandwich
- 1 lb filet mignon or skirt steak
- 4 garlic minced
- 1 cup peppers green, orange or red peppers, thinly sliced
- 2 medium onions sliced
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon seven spices
- 7 pita bread loaves
Pita Bread Toppings
- sliced pickles
- pickled turnips
- parsley minced
- tomatoes sliced
Tahini Sauce
- ½ cup Tahini + 2 tablespoons
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup lemon
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl add tahini paste, water, lemon and salt and whisk well until all ingredients are combined.
- Cut skirt steak or filet mignon into 1 inch strips.
- In a medium bowl mix together olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, cumin, paprika and seven spices. Set aside.
- Preheat a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil. Cook the onions and peppers, until vegetables are tender.
- Then add the meat strips and cook for about 3 minutes.
- Pour over the marinade and cook for 3-4 minutes longer on medium heat or until meat is cooked and tender.
- Remove from heat, taste then add in more salt or seven spices if needed. Drain any water in the skillet.
- Assemble wrap starting with the beef shawarma, toppings of choice like pickled turnips, tomatoes, pickles, minced parsley and a drizzle of tahini.
- Fold in your wrap from left to right then roll tightly. Double the pita bread if the bread seems too thin. Toast on a panini press or griddle until bread is golden.
Notes
1. Make this recipe low carb by using low carb wraps. I used Flatout Bread.
2. You can marinate the beef strips and cover in the fridge for later use.
Nutrition
Calories: 528kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 840mg | Potassium: 464mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 3mg