lamb shawarma

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INGREDIENTS

2 large pita bread, cut in half to create pockets

1 cup roast shoulder or boneless leg of lamb, cut into thin slices

1/2 cup baby cabbage, shredded

1/2 cup baby red cabbage, shredded

2 carrots, grated

4 Tbsp blue cheese

Blue Cheese Sauce:

1 Tbsp blue cheese (finely crumbled)

2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives

1/4 cup sour cream

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 tsp fresh lemon juice

METHOD

1. Take the first pita half. Open up the middle to create a pocket. Stuff the pocket with 1/4 each of the sliced lamb, red cabbage, green cabbage and carrots.

2. Top the stuffing with the blue cheese sauce

3. Repeat the process with he rest of the pita bread and ingredients

4. Great served with a chilled juice in lunchboxes.

Blue Cheese Sauce:

1. Place all ingredients in a blender

2. Blend until it is a smooth consistency

Variations:

1. Add pineapple to the stuffings

2. Add spring onions and coriander to the stuffing

3. Use Tzatsiki in place of blue cheese sauce