Salmon Shawarma

Those familiar, understand that shawarma is an elite sandwich. Close your eyes and imagine a soft, slightly chewy wrap enclosing a load of charred, seasoned chicken, crunchy refreshing vegetables and zingy sauces... Now open your eyes. You don’t have to imagine anymore. I’ve got you on a recipe that will make a kickass shawarma at the crib. Except this time, we’re pushing the chicky aside and reaching for our @bluehousesalmon. If fish in shawarma sounds odd to you, that’s fine, but take one bite of this thing and your world-view might change. Let me know if you have any questions on the recipe. You got this.

🤘🏼 Adam

Yield: 2 sandwiches

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Salmon Shawarma

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp Shawarma Spice *see note
• Olive Oil, to taste
• Two 6 ounce Salmon Filets, skinned
• ¼ cup Parsley, chopped and divided
• ½ cup Tomatoes, diced and divided
• ½ cup Cucumber, diced and divided
• ¼ Red Onion, sliced thinly and divided
• ½ cup Cabbage, sliced thinly and divided
• Schug, for serving *see note
• Tahini, for serving
• Labneh, for serving
• Lavash Bread, for serving *see note

Instructions

1. Slice the salmon thinly on the bias, toss with shawarma spices. Heat a dash of olive oil in a non-stick pan over medium-high heat and cook the salmon until it has a touch of color. The fish will cook fast, about 30 seconds to a minute on each side. Remove from the heat and set aside.
2. Lay down a piece of lavash and spoon on labneh, schug and tahini. Add tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and cabbage, then roll the shawarma up and CRUSH!

Adam's Notes

• Use any pita-like bread you’d like for this. Classic shawarma calls for a larger, thinner flat bread with no pocket. I like to use a style of bread called “lavash". You’ll be able to find breads like this in most well-stocked middle-eastern markets.
• Shawarma Spice ingredients: 4 parts sumac (½ cup), 3 parts smoked paprika (¼ cup), 2 parts garlic powder (2 Tbsp), 2 parts onion powder (2 Tbsp), 1 part cayenne pepper (1 Tbsp)
• Schug ingredients: ¼ pound stemmed and seeded Jals, ¼ pound stemmed and seeded serranos, 5 garlic cloves, ½ bunch cilantro, juice of a Lemon, 2 Tbsp Olive Oil, 2 tsp ground coriander powder.

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