Veggie Shawarma

Gray bowls with spiced veggies and tzatziki sauce

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5 from 7 votes

Delicious spice rubbed veggie shawarma with tangy cucumber tzatziki sauce. Ready quickly and can be made vegan.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Course: dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings:

Author: Bailey

Equipment

baking sheet
bowls for mixing

Ingredients

Veggie Shawarma

1 medium cauliflower head about 5-6 cups
1 15 oz can of chickpeas
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
½ tsp red pepper flakes
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp paprika
1 bell pepper

Tzatziki Sauce

⅓ cup plain greek yogurt *see notes to make vegan shawarma
¼ cup cucumber, grated
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
3 Tbsp fresh dill, chopped
1½ Tbsp cilantro, chopped
¼ cup lemon juice *about one lemon

Toppings

4-6 Tbsp hummus *see notes
½ cup cherry tomatoes
½ cup cucumber, sliced
¼ cup pickled onions *see notes for quick recipe
1 cup long grain rice *uncooked

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450º. Chop cauliflower and add to a large mixing bowl. Drain and rinse chickpeas, use a clean towel to dry them a bit. Add them to the baking dish. In a small bowl add all seasonings. Whisk together.
Sprinkle seasoning mix over the cauliflower mix. Drizzle olive oil over it and gently mix everything together with your hands. Using your hands will prevent the chickpeas from breaking apart.
Place the spiced cauliflower on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, start rice. Chop red bell pepper into bite sized pieces and add to the cauliflower/chickpeas after 20 minutes of cooking (mix the bell pepper in and cook with the veggies for the remaining 10 minutes).
While everything is cooking, prep toppings. Chop tomatoes in half, shred romaine lettuce, chop leftover cucumber and prepare tzatziki sauce
To make tzatziki sauce, add lemon juice, salt/pepper, greek yogurt to a bowl. Use a cheese grater to grate the cucumber an add the flesh and juice to the sauce. Finely chop the cilantro and dill, add to sauce and whisk well.
Once rice and cauliflower mix is finished cooking, add rice to a bowl and top with roasted veggie, fresh toppings, hummus and a generous drizzle of tzatziki sauce. Enjoy!

Notes

*make this vegan by using vegan sour cream instead of greek yogurt.

*store bought or make my creamy homemade hummus

*pickled onions recipe

1 large red onion
2 cup white vinegar
2 cup water
1/3 cup white sugar
1 Tbsp salt

Thinly slice onion, bring vinegar, water, sugar, salt to a boil. Place onions into a large jar, pour hot vinegar mix over onions. Seal jar and let it sit for an hour or up to 24 hours and enjoy.

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