Middle Eastern · Dinner
Grilled Meat Skewer Flatbread
Cubed beef sirloin marinated in garlic, onion, and warm spices, char-grilled on a skewer, then tucked into warm pita flatbread with tahini sauce, pickled onion, tomato, and parsley. Smoky char and citrus acidity balance the meat's richness in a handheld sandwich.
$5
20 minsPrep
10 minsCook
30 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
612Calories
42.3gProtein
34.5gFat
34.8gCarbs
4.9gSugar
5.9gFiber
790mgSodium
115mgChol
7.9gSat Fat
870mgPotassium
140mgCalcium
5.9mgIron
2.4mcgVitamin B12
10mgVitamin C
Goes well with
Lebanese wine or Levantine red
local
Ayran
international
protein-rich
high-fiber
herb-salt
thirty-min-meals
all-time-classics
Instructions
1
Prep
Combine beef cubes with garlic, onion, olive oil, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, lemon juice, and salt; toss to coat evenly.
2
Marinate
Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes for spices to penetrate the meat.
3
Prep
Toss sliced onion with red-wine-vinegar in a small bowl and set aside to pickle.
4
Grill
Cook skewer over high direct heat, turning every 1–2 minutes, 6–8 minutes total until beef is charred outside and faintly pink inside.
5
Plate
Warm pita on grill 20–30 seconds per side, slide beef onto pita, top with tahini sauce, tomato, pickled onion, and parsley, then fold and serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 340g340g beef sirloin
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 11 onion
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp2 tsp cumin-ground
- 2 tsp2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp1 tsp cinnamon-ground
- 1 tbsp1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt, to taste
- 22 pita (about 68g)
- 3 tbsp44g tahini
- 2 tbsp30ml water
- 1 tsp1 tsp lemon juice
- 11 onion
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp red-wine-vinegar
- 44 tomato slices
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp parsley
