Description
Garlic feta shawarma beef bowls featuring deeply spiced ground beef over warm yellow rice, topped with crisp lettuce, tangy pickles, and a creamy garlic feta dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Salt, to taste
- 1 1/2 ounces microbial-rennet feta
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3/4 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon sumac
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 3/4 cup beef broth
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- Yellow rice, cooked
- Lettuce, chopped
- Pickles, chopped
- Pomegranate molasses
Instructions
- Dressing: To a blender, add the minced garlic, water, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, feta, sugar, mayonnaise, and yellow mustard. Blend until completely smooth and creamy. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed, then refrigerate until ready to use.
- Beef Searing: To a large skillet over medium heat, add the olive oil and ground beef. Cook, breaking it up, until browned and fully cooked.
- Seasoning: To the skillet, add the allspice, coriander, paprika, sumac, salt, black pepper, and turmeric. Stir until the beef is evenly coated in spices.
- Sauce: To a small bowl, add the beef broth and cornstarch and whisk until smooth. Pour into the skillet and simmer for a few minutes until the beef becomes juicy and lightly saucy. Remove from heat.
- Assembly: To serving bowls, add the yellow rice, then top with the spiced ground beef, chopped lettuce, and pickles. Finish with a generous drizzle of the garlic feta dressing and pomegranate molasses to enjoy.
Notes
Store each component separately in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 3 days. Beef reheats best on the stovetop or microwave with a splash of water. You can swap yellow rice for basmati or jasmine rice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 850 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 920 mg
- Fat: 48 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 34 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg