A high protein vegan wrap, Shawarma is usually served in a sandwich or wrap with flat bread like pita, lavash or laffa. I like to season mine with a base of baharat spice to which I add even more flavor with extra onion powder, smoked paprika, cumin and coriander and serve it with a dash of floral sumac and a generous helping of homemade Tzatziki sauce.
1/2English cucumber with skin onrinsed well, grated and squeezed as well as you can
1/4cupfresh dillroughly chopped
1pinchsea salt to taste
For Serving
pita bread, tortillas or your favorite wraps
mixed colors of cherry or heirloom tomatoessliced
1/2English cucumber slices
red onionthinly sliced
Instructions
Make Ahead - Mix all of the Tzatziki ingredients and refrigerate until needed.
2 cups vegan sour cream, 4-5 garlic loves, 1.5 Tbsp lemon juice, 1/4 cup fresh dill, 1 pinch sea salt to taste, 1/2 English cucumber with skin on
The Tofu Shawarma Meat
Preheat oven to 400”F. Prepare a large rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Remove the tofu from its package and drain well but Do Not Press it.
16 oz block super firm or extra firm tofu
Use a mandolin slicer and through the thinnest setting shred your tofu block on the shorter skinnier side. (Don’t worry if some pieces break, they don’t have to be even. If you don’t have a mandolin you can use a vegetable peeler instead).
Add all the tofu slices to a mixing bowl and drizzle with the shoyu. Use a spatula and give it a good toss to distribute it as best as you can.
2 Tbsp shoyu
Sprinkle in the baharat seasonings and all the other spices. Gently give everything a toss around to coat the tofu well. Some pieces will break, some will get more seasonings than others and that is perfectly ok, irregularity is the name of this game).
Transfer all your seasoned tofu meat to the prepared baking sheet, spread it evenly as best as you can and drizzle it generously with olive oil. Roast it in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, give it a toss and roast another 5 to 10 minutes until done to your liking. You’ll want some pieces that crips up around the edges and some larger juicier meaty pieces for a nice texture contrast. (Just take good care not to overdo it, for this recipe your goal isn’t to get the tofu as crispy as you can).
16 oz block super firm or extra firm tofu
Meanwhile warm up the pita bread slather it with the Tzatziki sauce then pile up high your tofu shawarma meat. Finish with tomato, cucumber and red onion slices and a drizzle of olive oil. Wrap it up in a cone and enjoy with extra Tzatziki sauce on the side.
pita bread, tortillas or your favorite wraps, mixed colors of cherry or heirloom tomatoes, 1/2 English cucumber slices, red onion, Olive oil