Mushroom Shawarma

Mon, 28 August 2023

Ingredients

Serves 4

· Shawarma paste

· 2 potatoes

· 8 Large flat/portobello mushrooms

· 1 tbsp Garlic powder

· 1 tbsp onion powder

· 1 tbsp smoked paprika

· 1 tbsp dried oregano

· 1 tbsp tomato puree

· 1 tbsp cumin powder

· 1 tbsp harissa paste

· 3 tbsp olive oil

· ½ of a lemon juiced

· Some freshly chopped parsley

· 4 flat breads

· Toppings (optional)

· Tahini

· Pickled cabbage

· Dill pickles

· garlic yoghurt

 

Method

1. Pre heat your oven to 220 degrees/gas mark 8.

2. To make the shawarma paste, get a large bowl and combine the paprika, garlic/onion powder, oregano, cumin, tomato puree, harissa, juice of 1/2 lemon and your olive oil season with salt and pepper, then mix well into a paste and have a little taste.

3. Next Carefully mix the paste through your mushrooms, then leave to marinate for 30 minutes minimum.

4. Next get your potato and cut in half, this acts as our skewer base for cooking our mushrooms because now we are going to skewer the mushrooms.

5. At this stage if you want to add quartered onion petals or peppers etc feel free to. We are going to put 4 mushrooms on each skewer and then press the skewer vertically into the potato so as it cooks all the juices drip through the mushrooms.

6. Place then on a tray and pop them in the oven for around 20 to 25 minutes until cooked and the ends start to crisp up a little Once cooked keep any of the juices in the roasting tray.

7. Now we are ready to slice the mushroom kebab, so whilst vertical slice your mushrooms from top to bottom and coat in any of the cooking juices that are left over.

8. Now we are ready to make our wraps.

9. Assembly time: Take a warm flat bread and lay it out on a plate, spread the bread with your choice, hummus, tzatziki or a garlicy mayonnaise then a layer of your mushroom shawarma, now add a little pickled veg of your choice , cabbage or cucumber or even pickled red onions and a few sliced dill pickles and finish it with a drizzle of tahini ( if its thick add a little water and lemon juice to taste) and bring it together kind of taco style more than wrap and just jump in and enjoy!