A chef shows how to make a delicious pizza using pita bread, chicken shawarma, veggies, and a tangy lemon sauce.
Key points:
- Pita bread is used instead of traditional pizza crust
- Toppings include seasoned grilled chicken, tomatoes, peppers, and red onions
- A lemony tahini sauce adds fresh, Mediterranean flavor
- The “pizza” can be eaten with a fork or folded like a sandwich
Would you like to try a pizza that’s a little different, but totally tasty? Read on to learn more!
Getting Started with Shawarma Chicken
First, the chef prepared the main ingredient – juicy grilled chicken marinated in a special shawarma seasoning blend. This gave the chicken tons of zesty flavor from garlic, lemon juice, and spices.
She grilled the marinated chicken breasts for about 5 minutes per side until cooked through. Grilling added char marks and kept the chicken nice and moist inside.
After grilling, she sliced or cubed the shawarma chicken to get it ready for the “pizza” toppings.
Building the Veggie-Packed Pita Pizza
Instead of regular pizza dough, the chef used traditional pita bread as the crust. She warmed the pita on a skillet and melted cheese on top to make it gooey and toasted.
Then came the toppings! She layered on:
- The sliced shawarma chicken
- Diced fresh tomatoes
- Sliced banana peppers for a kick of heat
- Roasted red peppers
- Red onions tossed in red wine vinegar to mellow them out
With all those colorful veggies piled high, this pizza looked almost too pretty to eat!
The Tasty Lemon-Tahini Sauce
To bring all the flavors together, the chef made a creamy lemon-tahini sauce. Tahini is a paste made from sesame seeds and tastes a little nutty.
The sauce had:
- Tahini
- Fresh lemon juice
- Minced garlic
- Salt
- A splash of water to thin it out
This tangy, garlicky sauce got drizzled all over the loaded pita pizza. Yum!
Time to Eat!
After adding some fresh parsley on top, the “Shawarma Pita Pizza” was ready to eat. You can slice it up and eat with a fork like regular pizza.
Or since the pita is foldable, you can pick up the whole thing like a sandwich! That makes it extra portable and fun.
This pizza combo of flavors from Lebanon was a creative twist. The chef packed it with lean protein from the chicken plus plenty of fresh, crunchy veggies.
And that lemon-tahini sauce really made the dish taste bright and vibrant. It’s pizza…but in a whole new way!
Conclusion
The next time you want pizza night to feel new and exciting, give this shawarma pita pizza a try! It lets you eat with your hands, experiment with global flavors, and sneak in lots of veggies.
Best of all, the mix of zesty chicken, creamy sauce, and fresh toppings creates a dish that’s just plain delicious. Who’s hungry?
