Shawarma-Spiced Grilling Cheese

🥘 Ingredients

• basmati rice
  ¾ cup
• butter
  2 tbsp
• cooking oil
  1 tsp
• garlic
  2 cloves
• grape tomatoes
  ½ lb
• grilling cheese
  8 oz
• hot sauce
  1 tsp
• lemon
  1 unit
• mini cucumber
  1 unit
• pistachios
  ½ cup
• shallot
  1 unit
• shawarma spice blend
  1 unit
• sour cream
  3 tbsp
• veggie stock concentrate
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• small pot
• medium bowl
• small bowl
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot ; mince a few slices until you have 2%tbsp. Peel and mince or grate garlic . Roughly chop pistachios . Trim and halve mini cucumber lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise into half-moons. Halve grape tomatoes lengthwise. Zest and quarter lemon .

   shallot: 1 unit, garlic: 2 cloves, pistachios: ½ cup, mini cucumber: 1 unit, grape tomatoes: ½ lb, lemon: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Melt 1%tbsp butter in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add minced shallot, half the garlic, half the pistachios, half the shawarma spice blend , and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, ⏱️ 1 minutes . Stir in basmati rice , veggie stock concentrate , ¾%cup water, and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender ⏱️ 15 minutes . Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

   butter: 2 tbsp, shawarma spice blend: 1 unit, basmati rice: ¾ cup, veggie stock concentrate: 1 unit
3. 

   3

   In a medium bowl , combine cucumber, tomatoes, and as much sliced shallot as you like. Toss with a drizzle of olive oil, a big squeeze of lemon juice, a pinch of lemon zest, salt, and pepper. In a small bowl , combine sour cream with remaining garlic to taste. Season with salt. Add water 1%tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.

   sour cream: 3 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Cut grilling cheese into four large slices. Place on a plate; season all over with remaining shawarma spice blend, salt, and pepper. Shake off any excess spice blend.

   grilling cheese: 8 oz
5. 

   5

   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add seasoned grilling cheese and cook until browned ⏱️ 1 minutes per side.

   cooking oil: 1 tsp
6. 

   6

   Fluff rice with a fork; stir in 1%tbsp butter. Season with salt and pepper. Divide rice between shallow bowls. Top with salad and grilling cheese. Drizzle cheese with garlicky white sauce and hot sauce to taste. Sprinkle with remaining pistachios. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side.

   hot sauce: 1 tsp