The Ultimate Vegan Kebabs
Here’s a super tasty kebab recipe with three main components: spiced jackfruit, garlic mayo, and an easy-to-make chilli sauce. Our friend Marty, AKA the king of kebabs, always says a good kebab should drip all over you because it's so full of sauces and flavour! This is a wonderful kebab where we use jackfruit to give a real bite, along with an easy-to-make chilli sauce and garlic mayo. It makes a wonderful lunch or delicious dinner.
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Ingredients
Chilli Sauce:
- 6 mild red chillies
- 1 can of chopped tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 100 ml apple juice
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp salt
Garlic Mayo Sauce:
- 8 cloves of roasted garlic or 4 tsp garlic powder
- 300 ml soy milk
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- Pinch of salt and black pepper
- Juice of ½ lime
Spiced Jackfruit / Mushrooms:
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil originally 300ml, which seemed excessive; corrected based on common usage
- 1 tin of jackfruit 400g or mushrooms of choice
- 2 tbsp tamari
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 5 tbsp chilli sauce from above
To Serve:
- 1 pack of 4 wholemeal pitta breads or 1 pack of tortillas
- 100 g chopped lettuce or leaves of choice
- 1 red onion
- 50 g cherry tomatoes
- Pickled chillies to serve
Instructions
For the Chilli Sauce:
- In a blender, add all the ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan, bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and leave to cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning to your palate. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
For the Garlic Mayo:
- In a blender, add all the ingredients (except the oil) and blend until smooth.
- Slowly add the oil while keeping the blender running at a slow speed, allowing the mixture to emulsify and come together.
Spiced Jackfruit / Mushrooms:
- Drain and rinse the jackfruit.
- Slice the jackfruit or mushrooms finely.
- Add 2 tbsp of oil to a non-stick pan and fry for 4-8 minutes until they begin to dry out and brown slightly.
- Add the tamari, maple syrup, and chilli sauce, cooking for 3-4 minutes while stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and set aside.
To Serve:
- Toast the wholemeal pitta bread or lightly heat your tortillas on a dry frying pan for 1 minute on each side.
- Use scissors to open up the pitta bread.
- Stuff the with a generous serving of garlic mayo, 2 tbsp of chilli sauce, a good serving of leaves, some cherry tomatoes and onions, pickled chillies and some spiced jackfruit or mushrooms on top.
- Serve with extra chilli sauce on the side.
Notes
Beat the Bloat: To beat the bloat as referenced by our Gut Health Course – this might be one to avoid if you’re prone to bloating.
