Our Easy Beef Shawarma Bowls feature tender, perfectly spiced beef, nutritious veggies as accompaniments, and creamy tahini sauce drizzled over them. With each bite, you will savor the yummy flavors of Lebanese cuisine! It's an easy and delicious meal, perfect for any weeknight dinner.
1tablespoonsaltor to taste (I use mineral or pink salt)
2onionsdivided (one medium onion, diced and one large onion, sliced into rings)
1/3oil cup
1/3cupwhite vinegarI have used rice vinegar for this
1large Onionsliced into rings
For the Tahini Sauce
6clovesgarlicor to taste
2teaspoonsSaltor to taste
10oztahini paste
1cupwateror as needed
4-6tablespoonslemon juice
To Assemble the Shawarma Bowls
Cooked ricesalad greens, sliced red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and chopped fresh parsley.
Instructions
For the Beef Shawarma
Sprinkle the spice mix over the meat in a large dish or baking pan. Add the salt and diced onions. Drizzle both the oil and vinegar all over. Using your bare hands, gently mix all the ingredients, distributing the salt and spices all over the meat. Top with the sliced onion rings (the latter may be added to the mixture just before baking, too). Marinate for at least 3 hours or overnight for more flavor absorption.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place the meat mixture into the oven and bake for 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Remove the onion rings on top, return the beef back to the oven, and bake for another 15 minutes to evaporate some of the liquid in the dish. Alternatively, you can drain the meat of the sauce and either dry fry it quickly on the stovetop or broil it briefly in the oven so the meat dries up a little bit.
For the Tahini Sauce
Serve with rice, greens, and a combo of onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and chopped fresh parsley (the usual fillings for a shawarma wrap). Drizzle with tahini sauce. Enjoy.
Add garlic, salt, tahini paste, and water to a food processor. Process until smooth. You can add extra water, depending on the consistency or thickness you like.
Add the lemon juice and quickly process. Make sure to add this last because it will thicken the sauce more.
Assembling the Beef Shawarma Bowl
In a bowl, place the cooked beef. Add the rice, greens, and a combo of onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and chopped fresh parsley (the usual fillings for a shawarma wrap). Drizzle with tahini sauce. Enjoy.