Summer Recipe: Beef Shwarma

[Sarah Johnson]

I confess, I have wanted to try Shwarma ever since watching the Avengers. While I may never be able to pull up a table with Iron Man and the Captain, I was able to stumble across this recipe that looks light enough for a hot summer day.

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 6 Tbs. lemon juice
• 6 Tbs. olive oil
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. curry powder
• 2 dashes ground red pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2.5 - 3 lbs. thin cut, boneless beef steak
• 8 oz plain or Greek yogurt
• 1 small cucumber, chopped
• pita bread

Instructions

1. Stir lemon juice, olive oil, salt, curry, cayenne pepper and garlic together in a small bowl.
2. Place meat in slow cooker.
3. Pour mixture over the top and stir to combine with meat.
4. Cook on high 5-6 hours or low 7-8 hours
5. Combine yogurt and cucumber.
6. Serve cooked meat in pita bread with cucumber-yogurt sauce.

Source: Eat at Home Cooks