Chicken shawarma

Name: Chicken shawarma
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 700 g chicken thigh, without skin (raw, boneless); 150 ml yogurt; 2 Tbsp lemon juice; 3 cloves garlic; 1 Tsp cumin powder; 1 Tsp paprika; 0.5 Tsp turmeric; 0.5 Tsp cinnamon; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 4 6 inch pita bread; 2 medium tomato; 100 g cucumber; 100 g lettuce; 2 Tbsp tahini

Spiced chicken in pitta with salad and tahini.

40 minto make
4portions
Mediumto cook

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A medium footprint

1.49 kg CO₂e a portion, or 3.62 kg for every kilo of the dish: its climate, nitrogen, land and water impacts together, from farm to plate.

How we rate the footprint

A very high nutrition rating

485 kcal and 36.2 g of protein a portion. The rating weighs what's in it, inspired by Nutri-Score.

How we rate nutrition

Ingredients

For 4 portions

700 g chicken thigh, without skin (raw, boneless)
150 ml yogurt
2 Tbsp lemon juice
3 cloves garlic
1 Tsp cumin powder
1 Tsp paprika
0.5 Tsp turmeric
0.5 Tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp olive oil
4 6 inch pita bread
2 medium tomato
100 g cucumber
100 g lettuce
2 Tbsp tahini

Method

Mix the yoghurt, lemon juice, crushed garlic, spices and oil, and coat the chicken. Leave for at least an hour.
Grill or roast the chicken at 220 °C for 20–25 minutes and slice it.
Fill the warmed pittas with the chicken, salad and tahini.

Nutrition

	A portion (411 g)	100 g
Energy	485 kcal	118 kcal
Protein	36.2 g	8.8 g
Carbohydrate	44.4 g	10.8 g
of which sugars	6.2 g	1.5 g
Fat	18.1 g	4.4 g
of which saturates	3.7 g	0.9 g
Fibre	3.7 g	0.9 g
Salt	1.2 g	0.3 g

Footprint

	A portion	1 kg
Climate (CO₂ eq)	1.49 kg	3.62 kg
Nutrient pollution (N eq)	10.12 g	24.6 g
Land use for a year	1.38 m²	3.36 m²
Water use	1,778 l	4,324 l

Footprint from AGRIBALYSE 3.1.1 (ADEME), with our own minor changes. How we work it out.

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