Lamb shawarma (Mediterranean street food)

Ingredients

For the lamb

• 600 g lamb shoulder, thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground paprika
• ½ tsp ground allspice
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt

To serve

• 4 pitta breads
• 3 tbsp tahini sauce (tahini + lemon + water + garlic)
• Pickled red cabbage
• Fresh parsley, chopped
• Sliced tomato and red onion

Method

1. Mix the lamb with all the marinade ingredients. Cover, rest at least 2 hours.
2. Heat a griddle pan until smoking. Sear the lamb strips in batches for 2 minutes per side.
3. Warm the pittas.
4. Spread each pitta with tahini sauce. Pile the lamb, pickled cabbage, parsley, tomato and onion.
5. Roll tightly. Serve immediately.