Smoky Pulled Mushroom & Veggie Kebabs
with Pitas, Tzatziki & Tomato-Cucumber Salad
- Sesame
- Wheat
- Soy
- Milk
Made from shiitakes, these plant-based pulled mushrooms have a meaty texture and irresistible smoky-umami flavor. Thread onto skewers with bell pepper, onion, and tomatoes after tossing with our shawarma spice blend. Pan-sear until browned and tender and serve with a juicy tomato-cucumber salad, creamy tzatziki sauce, and fluffy pitas for dunking and scooping.
1 unit
Red Onion
4 unit
Pitas
()
1 unit
Plant-Based Pulled Mushrooms
()
1 unit
Lemon
4 tablespoon
Yogurt
()
2 unit
Mini Cucumber
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
8 unit
Wooden Skewers
1 tablespoon
Shawarma Spice Blend
1 unit
Bell Pepper
¼ ounce
Dill
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Olive Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Wash and dry produce.
Place skewers in a shallow dish; cover with water to soak (this helps prevent the skewers from burning!).
Halve and peel onion; finely mince half the onion until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Cut remaining onion into 1-inch pieces. Trim and dice half the cucumbers into ¼-inch pieces. Grate remaining cucumber on the largest holes of a box grater over a small bowl. Cut half the tomatoes into quarters (leave remaining tomatoes whole). Roughly chop dill. Zest and quarter lemon. Halve, core, and dice bell pepper into 1-inch pieces.
In a second small bowl, combine minced onion, diced cucumber, quartered tomatoes, half the dill, juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 4 servings), salt, and pepper.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Drain any excess liquid from grated cucumber. To bowl with grated cucumber, add lemon zest, yogurt, remaining dill, a drizzle of olive oil, juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
In a medium bowl, toss onion pieces, whole tomatoes, bell pepper, and pulled mushrooms with Shawarma Spice Blend, a large drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Carefully thread seasoned veggies onto skewers, alternating ingredients (you should have 6-8 skewers; 12-16 skewers for 4 servings).
Heat a large pan (or grill pan) over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add skewers in a single layer and cook until veggies are browned and tender, 3-5 minutes per side. (Cover with a lid after flipping to help everything cook more evenly.) TIP: If using a grill pan, use a baking sheet or a large heat-safe metal bowl to create a lid. Be sure to use an oven mitt or tongs to remove the hot lid.
Transfer skewers to a plate and tent with foil. (If you have any leftover veggies, cook them up and serve on the side.)
Toast and halve pitas.
Divide kebabs, pitas, and tomato-cucumber salad between plates. Serve with remaining lemon wedges and tzatziki sauce on the side for dipping.
- Flavor: Many loved the pulled mushrooms' meaty texture and smoky-umami flavor, though some found them dry or chewy.
- Ease of prep: Several noted it was more time-consuming than expected, with confusing instructions and tedious skewer assembly.
- Suggestions: Consider roasting kebabs in the oven instead of grilling. Add extra tomatoes, zucchini, or feta for more flavor.
- Portions: Some wanted more tomatoes for both kebabs and salad; others suggested adding hummus for a more filling meal.
- Texture: While many enjoyed the pulled mushrooms, a few found them too chewy or preferred regular mushrooms instead.
Wow! The pulled mushrooms were so unique and tasty! I added a little liquid smoke to the mushroom meat to give it a more savory flavor. But the seasoning that came with it was wonderful on its own too! I made my kebabs by roasting them in the oven. I never knew tzatziki sauce could be so easy to make. This came out to be a beautiful dish full of healthy roasted veggies and tasty pita, and tzatziki sauce. I loved this one!
The Pulled Mushrooms were amazing. Hubby was thoroughly impressed with the taste and texture of mushrooms, he didn't even miss the meat! Amazing recipe! My new favorite!
This was incredible! Please offer it again. Had not tried fable pulled mushrooms before and would love to see this product in HelloFresh kits again.
This was the big surprise of the year so far. Amazing flavors, and those mushrooms - unbelievable. Brilliant!
This is surprisingly good. Just a lot of work and time to prep. I made sure that I made this when I had enough time. Or when I wasn't gonna get hungry soon.
This was a hit at a family vacation that has two vegetarians and 4 meat eaters and everyone loved it. I got hummus to go with it. Would be a good replacement for the yogurt dip.
My family could not believe they weren't eating meat! The flavor was great, and the recipe was really easy.
OMG new all-time favorite. One note was that grilling this wasn't really possible on a non-gas stove so we had to go out to the grill. Please offer this again!!!!
1 cucumber was spoiled so didn't make tzatziki. Not enough tomatoes for both skewers and salad. Made skewers as directed with fewer tomatoes but used veggies as dippers for fondue rather than putting them on the pitas which we also used for fondue. Salad was excellent.
Very much enjoyed. However, half an onion is too much for the salad and there should be more tomatoes. There are TWO tomatoes on each skewer, I had 5 tomatoes left for 7 skewers.
