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Vegan Kebab Recipe with Tofu Mayonnaise

2 tbsp vegetable oil
400g seitan
sliced into thin strips (see notes below)
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp garlic granules
½ lemon
juiced

PITTAS

1 tsp dried active yeast
1 tsp caster sugar
75ml almond milk
warmed
1 tbsp olive oil
¾ tsp sea salt flakes
225g strong white bread flour
plus extra for dusting

GARLIC ‘MAYO’

200g silken tofu
2 cloves garlic
crushed
½ a small bunch flat-leaf parsley
finely chopped
1 tsp caster sugar

TO SERVE

100g white cabbage
thinly sliced
½ red onion
thinly sliced
1 plum tomato
sliced
¼ cucumber
sliced
pickled chillies
pickled red cabbage
chilli sauce
1 lemon
cut into wedges, to serve

Method

step 1
To make the pittas, whisk the yeast, sugar and 75ml of warm water, then leave to sit for 15 minutes. Add the warm almond milk, olive oil, salt and ¹/2 the flour, and mix well until combined. Add the rest of the flour and bring together as a dough, then knead for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic, adding a little more flour if too sticky. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave for 1-1½ hours or until doubled in size.
step 2
For the garlic mayo, put all of the ingredients into a blender with some seasoning and whizz until smooth.
step 3
Tip the dough out, knead briefly to knock the air out, then divide into 4. Roll each portion out into a rough round, about 18cm long, on a lightly floured worksurface. Heat a large, heavy non-stick frying pan. Add 1 or 2 pittas and cook until bubbles begin to form on the surface and the bottom is golden brown, then flip and cook the other side. Keep warm under foil while you make the rest.
step 4
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and add the seitan. Fry for 5 minutes until browned, then tip in all of the spices and cook for a further minute, stirring regularly. Squeeze in the lemon juice and season.
step 5
Serve the seitan in a pitta with your choice of fillings, loads of garlic mayo and chilli sauce.