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Shawarma Crispy Rice Salad

🇺🇸 United States

Servings: 5 Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 15 minutes Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked leftover rice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon shawarma spice mix
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons shawarma spice mix
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 4-5 Persian cucumbers, sliced
  • 1/2 red onion, sliced
  • 1-2 tablespoons diced pickled jalapeño (optional)
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup plain yogurt (Greek or regular)
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1-2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Steps

  1. Heat olive oil in a skillet and fry the cooked rice with 1 tablespoon shawarma spice mix until crispy.
  2. In a separate pan, cook the ground beef with the remaining shawarma spice mix, garlic powder, and vinegar until browned; season with salt.
  3. Make the sauce by whisking together yogurt, mayonnaise, minced garlic, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
  4. Assemble the salad by layering the crispy rice, cooked beef, cucumbers, red onion, pickled jalapeño, and tomatoes.
  5. Drizzle the yogurt sauce over the salad and serve.

Notes

This dish is inspired by Middle Eastern shawarma flavors adapted into a modern crispy rice salad format that went viral online.

Source: amiraspantry.com