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Cauliflower Shawarma Recipe

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  • Author: Tonia | Feasting at Home
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings
  • Category: vegetarian dinner, vegan dinner,
  • Method: roasted
  • Cuisine: Middle eastern
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

Versatile Cauliflower Shawarma is easy to make and full of Middle Eastern flavor. Perfect for bowls or tucked into pita with zhoug and tahini sauce. Vegan and gluten-free.


Ingredients

  • 1 large head cauliflower, 2 pounds cut into bite-size florets
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Shawarma Spice Blend

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (fresh garlic cloves can burn and make the cauliflower bitter)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • black pepper to taste

Wrap or Pita option: Pita bread, cucumber, red onion, tomato, or Isreali Salad, add Lebanese slaw  or greens like arugula, micro greens, or spinach.

Shawarma bowl option: cooked grain ( rice, quinoa, barley), simple braised lentils, fresh cucumber, tomatoes, red onion or more roasted veggies,or grilled vegetables. 

Serve with: Everyday Tahini Sauce, Zhoug, or Zhoug Yogurt,or Baba ganoush and fresh lemon.


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
  2. In a small bowl whisk spices together; cumin, coriander, turmeric, garlic powder, ginger, allspice, cayenne, salt, and black pepper.
  3. In a large bowl, toss cauliflower florets with olive oil (add a little more olive oil if needed to coat well) and add shawarma spices, tossing well. 
  4. Place on a baking sheet pan in a single layer with parchment or well-oiled. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown on the edges and tender.

To Assemble:

Shawarma Pita: Warm pita or for wraps, use a warm tortilla. Add roasted cauliflower, greens (Lebanese slaw is good here) and veggies, and drizzle tahini sauce and zhoug over the top, zhoug yogurt is really nice too! 

Shawarma Bowls: Layer with grain, lentils, shawarma cauliflower, veggies,  drizzle with tahini sauce and zhoug or zhoug yogurt, a squeeze of lemon juice and fresh parsley.


Notes

The roasted cauliflower will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cup cauliflower shawarma
  • Calories: 117
  • Sugar: 4 g
  • Sodium: 218.9 mg
  • Fat: 7.7 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
  • Carbohydrates: 11.2 g
  • Fiber: 4.4 g
  • Protein: 4.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg