Shawarma sandwich

Name: Shawarma sandwich
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: middle-eastern
Ingredients: 600 gram pork; 2 tablespoons shawarma spice mix; 6 pita bread; ½ red onion; ¼th cucumber; ½ red bell pepper; ¼th iceberg lettuce; Olive oil; 1 recipe for garlic sauce

A simple but very tasty shawarma sandwich you can enjoy every now and then. Cooking your own shawarma is easier than you might think.

45 minutes

6 persons

Lunch

Recipe shawarma sandwich

Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-03-22, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 45 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

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Preparation time

30 minutes

Time cooking

15 minutes

Total time

45 minutes

You can use a variety of pork meat. Such as pork steak or cutlets. Use meat that isn't too fat but not too lean too for extra flavour.

Preparation – 30 minutes + waiting time

Start by preparing the pita bread, but you can use store-bought ones too. You would only have to heat them in the oven or toaster before serving.

Create the garlic sauce to allow the flavours to infuse. But you can also use read-made garlic sauce for convenience.

Slice the pork meat into thin strips. Mix well with 2 tablespoons of the shawarma spice mix. Let this marinate for at least half an hour.

Finishing up the shawarma sandwich – 15 minutes

Peel half a red onion and slice into thin rings. Thinly slice the iceberg lettuce. Rinse the red bell pepper and remove the seeds, then slice it into small pieces.

Wash the cucumber and cut in (half) slices.

Heat a splash of oil in a large skillet. Cook the marinated strips of shawarma for about 5 minutes on high heat. The exact cooking time can vary, depending on how thick the meat has been sliced.

Slice open a pita bread, add in garlic sauce, iceberg lettuce, cucumber, red onion and bell pepper. Finish by adding in the cooked shawarma meat and more garlic sauce. Enjoy your meal!