Shawarma is a Middle Eastern dish made with very thin cuts of meat, seasoned and threaded on skewers and grilled. The grilled meat is then served on a warm pita with tomatoes, lettuce or cucumbers and a creamy yogurt sauce. I think of it like a Middle Eastern taco. Traditionally beef, chicken, goat, lamb, or turkey is used in this dish. I used chicken breasts for this particular recipe.

This was a very easy meal to prepare. I seasoned the meat with Shawarma Seasoning and let it marinate in the fridge, on the skewers, during the day and prepared it on my backyard grill (in the winter months I've also done this on the George Foreman grill) for dinner. The yogurt sauce was a mixture of yogurt, tahini, lemon juice and some dried dill weed. I find tahini on the isle with the Asian foods at my market, if you cannot find it - just leave it out - it's nice to have, but won't ruin anything if it is missing. If you want to make your own, click here for an easy tahini recipe that can be used in other dishes such as hummus as well as this one.

Helpful Hint: To slice the meat really thin, partially freeze chicken breasts until they are firm, but not frozen solid. Use a sharp knife and cut very carefully. The partially frozen meat will make it easier to hold and slice.

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