Shawarma Style Beef Pitas
with tzatziki and pickled onion
Our take on a classic Middle Eastern street food includes succulent beef strips, quick pickled onion, juicy tomatoes and crunchy salad. The whole thing is topped off with a dollop of cooling and refreshing homemade tzatziki.
Tags:
Quick
•Under 650 calories
Allergens:
Wheat
•Milk
•Sulphites
Total Time25 minutes
Cooking Time15 minutes
DifficultyEasy
Ingredients
Serving amount
250 g
Beef Strips
2 piece
Pita Bread
(Contains Wheat)
75 g
Yoghurt
(Contains Milk)
½ piece
Cucumber
½ piece
Onion
1 piece
Tomato
40 g
Salad Leaves
1 piece
Carrot
1 sachet
Ground Cumin
1 sachet
Red Wine Vinegar
(Contains Sulphites)
Not included in your delivery
to taste
Sugar
to taste
Salt
to taste
Pepper
to taste
Oil
to taste
Water
Nutrition Values
Energy (kcal)412 kcal
Energy (kJ)1726 kJ
Fat3.1 g
of which saturates2.6 g
Carbohydrate49.4 g
of which sugars12.3 g
Dietary Fiber0 g
Protein37.7 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Salt0.46 g
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Utensils
•Grater
Instructions
1
- Preheat the oven (for the pitas) to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
- Halve and peel the onion. Thinly slice half (double for 4p).
- Mix chopped onion, vinegar, ½ tsp sugar (double for 4p) and a splash of water in a bowl. Leave to pickle.
- Trim half the cucumber (double for 4p). Quarter lengthways. Chop widthways into small pieces.
- Trim and grate the carrot (unpeeled). Thinly slice the tomato.
TIP: Warm the pitas in the toaster if you prefer.
2
- Place a large pan over high heat with a drizzle of oil.
- Once hot, add the beef strips and season with cumin, salt and pepper.
- Fry until browned, 5-7 mins, shifting as they colour. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and equipment after handling raw meat and its packaging. Meat is safe to eat when the outside is browned.
3
- To make the tzatziki, mix the yoghurt with a drizzle of oil in a bowl and stir through the cucumber. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- In a separate bowl, mix the grated carrot and salad leaves together with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of pepper.
- Pop the pita into the oven or toaster to warm through, 1-2 mins.
- Drain the pickled onion.
4
- Slice the pita in half and carefully open the pockets.
- Serve the salad, pickled onion, tomato and beef strips in different bowls so everyone can assemble their pitas at the table.
- Finish each with a generous dollop of tzatziki.