Shawarma Djaj -- Chicken Shawarma (lebanon -- Middle East)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup onion, thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (a 'scant' 1/2 cup)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 4 pita bread, oval
• 4 tablespoons garlic sauce (see thum -- garlic sauce (lebanon -- middle east) #373997)
• 2 small tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 4 gherkins, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons mint, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, combine chicken breasts with 1/2 cup of onion, lemon juice, olive oil & spices, then add the thyme before adding the salt to taste.
• 2 stir well & then let marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for about 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees f, then place chicken breasts in a roasting pan & bake for 25-30 minutes or until done.
• 4 remove from the oven & shred the chicken into slivers.
• 5 open oval pitas at the seam to create a large pocket, then spread a tablespoon of garlic sauce on the bottom half before filling each pits with equal amounts of sandwich ingredients (i.e. chicken, tomato, onion, gherkins, mint & parsley).
• 6 wrap the bottom of the 'sandwiches' with a napkin & serve immediately.