Chicken Shawarma Sandwich

Source: My own imagination and love of shawarma

Tried it: YES

Thoughts: Great! Next time I will put more chicken on the sandwich and use a pickle with more flavor. Best with the toum (garlic sauce) made a day ahead so it can be chilled overnight.

How this came together:

Inspired by the abundance of garlic sauce from the previous night's experiment, I stopped at the store for some thin pita and chicken and got to work...

• Placed the pita in a 250 degree oven to warm while the rest was being prepared.

• Thinly sliced the chicken and sauteed it in olive oil and greek spices:

• Chopped up some tomatoes & dill pickles, then layered the garlic sauce, chicken, tomatoes and pickles on the warm pita:

• Rolled it up, secured with a toothpick, and enjoyed with some other Mediterranean treats! Delish.

Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce)

Source: Mama's Lebanese Kitchen

Tried it: YES

Thoughts: Wow. FINALLY, a garlic sauce recipe that turned out just like the restaurant! Click here for the recipe (and watch the video - it helped the most).

The recipe made enough garlic sauce to feed an army... luckily it stores well!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup peeled garlic cloves (about three whole bulbs)
• 1 tsp salt - I used Kosher
• 4 cups canola oil
• Juice of one lemon