Grilled Lebanese Chicken Shish Taouk Wraps with Garlic Toum

Whisk the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, tomato paste, paprika, cumin and cinnamon into a thick marinade.

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs boneless chicken thighs, cubed
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 4 cloves garlic, grated
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 4 large flatbreads or pita
• 1 cup garlic toum (whipped garlic sauce)
• Pickles, tomatoes and parsley, to serve

Instructions

1. Whisk the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, tomato paste, paprika, cumin and cinnamon into a thick marinade.
2. Fold in the chicken thighs, coat well, and let them sit at least an hour while you build the fire.
3. Thread the chicken onto skewers and let your coals burn down to an even, glowing heat.
4. Grill the skewers over direct heat, turning often, until deeply charred at the edges and just cooked through, about 10 to 12 minutes.
5. Warm the flatbreads briefly on the grate until soft and lightly toasted.
6. Smear each bread generously with garlic toum.
7. Slide the charred chicken off the skewers into the center, then add pickles, tomato and parsley.
8. Roll up tightly, char the wrap seam-side down on the grate for a final minute, and serve hot.
9. Shish taouk is the beloved grilled chicken of Lebanese street corners and family gatherings, its yogurt-and-citrus marinade keeping every cube juicy over fierce coals. The non-negotiable partner is toum, a fluffy emulsion of garlic and oil whipped to an airy paste so pungent and creamy it has its own cult following. Wrapped in warm flatbread, it is the perfect portable cookout lunch.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)

• Calories: 560 kcal
• Protein: 38g
• Fat: 28g
• Carbohydrates: 38g
• Fiber: 3g
• Sugar: 4g
• Sodium: 720mg