Shawarma wraps are delicious finger food. Fast food at its best!
Sometimes I just want a simple, fast meal. A little fast food. And that is kind of alright isn't it, right!
I could go outside to a restaurant or snack bar. Very tasty, but with my peanut allergy it could get very difficult. So I just make the good stuff myself.
I used beef strips (yes I know it's not really the original lamb recipe, but I just had some beef laying around, but feel free to vary) and a homemade shawarma spice mix.
The wraps I fold into bags that I filled with lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber, and then I add the meat. A dollop of garlic sauce and can be distributed. Serve with a salad or fries!
And as real fast-food: Ready in 15 minutes! So fast I can't get it in the take-out or call-in. That is really fast food.
- The wraps are stiff when you get them out of the package. Put them in a warm frying pan on low heat for 10 seconds. After that, they can be folded easily in the right shape.
- Because you want a crunchy salad, use iceberg lettuce, which remains crispy.
- If you make your own spice blend, you can customize the shawarma to your own taste. But of course, you can use a store-bought spice blend.

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Fast food at its best!
Ingredients
Shawarma spice blend
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper ground
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Shawarma wraps
- 500 grams beef strips, or chicken
- ¼ serving shawarma spice blend
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 100 grams iceberg lettuce
- ½ cucumber cucumber
- 2 tomatoes
- 4 wraps
- 8 tablespoons garlic Sauce
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Instructions
Shawarma spice blend
- Mix all the spices and store them in an air-tight jar until use.
Shawarma wraps
- Mix the herbs with the meat.
- Heat the olive oil in the pan and fry the meat until it's done.
- Meanwhile cut the iceberg lettuce into thin strips.
- Wash the tomatoes and remove the seeds. Cut into small cubes.
- Slice the cucumber in small stripes.
- Heat the wraps in a dry frying pan.
- Put a wrap in front of you and fold the wrap into a bag.
- Put the bag in a glass.
- Fill with lettuce and then put some beef on top.
- Top again with lettuce, cucumber, and some tomatoes.
- Add a dollop of garlic on top.
- Serve immediately! (tasty with a salad or fries)
Notes
- The wraps are stiff when you get them out of the package. Put them in a warm frying pan on low heat for 10 seconds. After that, they can be folded easily in the right shape.
- Because you want a crunchy salad, use iceberg lettuce, which remains crispy.
- If you make your own spice blend, you can customize the shawarma to your own taste. But of course, you can use a store-bought spice blend.
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