05/13/2023
Healthy shawarma plate recipe 🥙:
Hiiiiii, been a while 👋 haven’t been active on here as I’ve stepped away from nutrition coaching to focus on other aspects of my life. However I love finding and experimenting with healthy variations of my fave foods so I’ll be sharing some faves, especially as I head into a cut soon.
Ingredients:
Chicken thighs
Turmeric
Cumin
Salt
Pepper
Sumac
Cinnamon
Zaatar (if available)
Rice
Optional:Vegetable broth (low sodium) or water
Mixed greens
Tomatoes (Campari or cherry are best)
Cucumbers (not pictured, mini cucumbers preferred)
Red onion
Any pickled foods (such as turnips, beets, onions, pickles, whatever is on hand)
Tahini
1/2 lemon juiced
1 clove garlic
Directions:
Preheat oven for 435 degrees.
Sprinkle your turmeric, cumin, salt, pepper, and sumac on the chicken (be generous on the spices as you’ll mix them in later!)
While that cooks prepare your rice. Use vegetable broth or water for more flavour. Once cooked mixed your rice in with cinnamon, turmeric, sumac, salt, pepper and cumin for a Mediterranean style rice. Plain works as well. The picture above is plain rice cooked with broth.
Once the chicken is cooked slice into long strips. Fry on medium-high, no oil needed as the fat from the chicken thighs prevent it from sticking. Fry until slightly crispy and spices are mixed in thoroughly.
Slice desired vegetables and plate with rice.
Dressing:
Mix tahini with lemon juice, minced or grated garlic, salt, pepper and zaatar with a bit of water - add small amounts at a time and stir until desired consistency is reached.
Pour on top of chicken and serve
