Name: Vegan Shawarma
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 59 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: middle eastern
Ingredients: 4 ounces soy curls ((half a bag)); 3 cup warm water; 0.25 cup olive oil; 3 tbsp fresh lemon (juice); 5.5 clove garlic (minced); 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp cardamom; 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp paprika; 0.5 tsp ground cumin; 0.25 tsp red pepper flakes (crushed); 4.5 null pita bread (or flatbread); null null dill (pickles, spears or slices); null null tomatoes (sliced or quartered); null null lettuce; null null tahini sauce (Shawarma Sauce (substitute with tahini sauce or vegan yogurt)); null null vegan yogurt (optional, if not using tahini sauce)

Instructions

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1

In a large bowl, add the soy curls (4 ounces), then cover with warm water (3 cup). Let them rehydrate until softened. Drain in a colander and squeeze any excess water from the pieces.
2

In a large bowl, whisk together olive oil (0.25 cup), fresh lemon juice (3 tbsp), garlic (5.5 clove), salt (1 tsp), cardamom (1 tsp), ground cinnamon (0.25 tsp), paprika (1 tsp), ground cumin (0.5 tsp), and red pepper flakes (0.25 tsp). Add the soaked and drained [soy curls] and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate.
3

After marinating, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with a few tablespoons of [olive oil]. Add the marinated [soy curls] and fry until slightly blackened. Remove from heat.
4

Serve the [soy curls] in bread (4.5 pita) with [dill pickles], [sliced or quartered tomatoes], [lettuce], and [tahini sauce] or plain [vegan yogurt]. Enjoy!