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trifle shwarma salad

Trifle Shwarma Salad

Servings

12 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons shwarma spice I like Pereg brand
  • 1½ pounds chicken breast or turkey cut into cubes
  • Cooking spray or olive oil for the pan
  • ½ onion finely chopped
  • 1 12-ounce container matbucha or Turkish salad (or any other tomato-based, Israeli-type salad)
  • 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
  • 4 leaves romaine lettuce diced
  • 1½ red peppers ribs and seeds removed, cut into cubes
  • 1½ yellow peppers ribs and seeds removed, cut into cubes
  • 1½ cucumbers or 5 kirbies peeled and cut into cubes
  • 1 16-ounce container plain chummus
  • 1 cup crushed pita chips

Instructions

  • In a bowl, mix together oil and spice mix. Add shwarma and marinate, 30 minutes or up to overnight for enhanced flavor. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray or heat 1 tablespoon olive oil, and stir-fry the meat mixture and onions until meat is cooked through and onions are soft, about 6 minutes. Refrigerate. 2. Mix matbucha with mayonnaise. Set aside. 3. Assemble the salad right before serving: in a trifle dish, layer lettuce, red pepper, cucumber, matbucha mixture, yellow pepper, shwarma, chummus, and pita chips. 4. Serve with salad tongs¸ scooping from the bottom.
  • Note: You can make your own pita chips. Cut 1 ½ pitas into wedges.  Drizzle with olive oil. Spread on a baking sheet at bake and 350°F until crunchy, about 15 minutes. Crush and add to salad just before serving.