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A ceramic plate holds chunks of grilled chicken skewered with wooden sticks, accompanied by pieces of red apple, evoking an apple nachos recipe vibe. The blurred background reveals sliced apples and spices, hinting at a bustling kitchen setting.

Shwarma chicken and apple bites

Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Israeli, Middle Eastern, North African
Prep Time:5 minutes
Servings:6 servings
Calories: 140kcal
Chicken and apple make for an unusual, albeit delicious, appetizer combination. Season the chicken with simple shawarma spices and place both on a cocktail skewer, and you've got a filling Middle Eastern appetizer! To make shawarma seasoning, just take 2 tablespoons of my ras-el-hanout spice blend and add ½ teaspoon paprika and ½ teaspoon turmeric to it.
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Equipment

  • Cocktail skewers

Ingredients

  • 400 g chicken breast or boneless thighs cubed
  • 2 Cosmic Crisp apples cubed
  • ½ lemon
  • Oil
  • 2 tablespoons Tahini blended with water optional
  • 2 Tbs shawarma seasoning for shawarma seasoning, take 2 TBs ras el hanout spice mixture and add ½ teaspoon paprika and ½ teaspoon turmeric.

Instructions

Make shawarma spice blend

  • For the easiest way of making my shawarma spice blend, just take your leftover ras-el-hanout blend and add ½ teaspoon paprika and ½ teaspoon turmeric to it. Blend well to combine.

Cook chicken

  • Preheat a pan to medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil. Add cubed chicken and saute for a couple of minutes, stirring a couple of times, until the outside of the chicken has turned white. Add shawarma seasoning and more salt, and stir well to combine. Continue cooking until chicken is cooked through, 4-5 minutes.
  • Let shawarma chicken cool to room temperature, until it can be handled easily.

Assemble chicken apple appetizer skewers

  • Arrange a cube of chicken, and top it with a cube of apple. Spear with a cocktail skewer. Drizzle with a squirt of lemon. Serve immediately. Option: drizzle with tahini that's been diluted with water to a pourable consistency.

Expert Notes

To make your own shawarma seasoning, take 2 tablespoons ras el hanout spice mixture and add ½ teaspoon paprika and ½ teaspoon turmeric.

Nutrition

Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 347mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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