Green Shawarma Blend
Spice for meat, tofu, tempeh etc.
Ingredients
toast then grind the following:
  • 2t peppercornswhole
  • 5 cloves
  • .5t green cardomom podsextract seeds to make .5t, or sift final product
  • .5t fennel
  • 1T cumin
  • .5 star anisethree pieces from one star
  • 1t cinnamonchunks — use .5t if already ground
To ground mix add:
  • 1T paprika
  • 2/3T kosher saltadjust to taste — I use Diamond which is less dense than some salts
  • 4cloves garliccrushed
  • 2/3C cilantroStems and leaves, loosely packed
  • 1/4C lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Toast first group of spices in dry pan until aromatic.
  2. Grind all spices.
  3. Add garlic and cilantro and grind or crush to paste.
  4. Stir in lemon juice and adjust salt. Alternative: use pomegranate juice in place of lemon juice.
Recipe Notes

This makes a green shawarma rub that is delicious but may not be what you’re used to seeing. Most shawarma rubs in the US are dry red spice blends, or wet harissa-style rubs. All are delicious, but try this for a change of pace. It also mixes with red dry rub spectacularly.