Spiced lamb merguez sausages get topped with tender pickled cabbage and a smooth tahini dressing. For a special wrap we used Hot Bread Kitchen’s hand stretched M’smen, a flaky Moroccan flatbread. Warmed up a little, it has a delicious buttery flavor. Cook, relax, and enjoy!
What you’ll need:
8 oz red cabbage
⅓ cup distilled white vinegar
1 lemon
7 oz 2% Greek yogurt
2 links merguez
¼ cup tahini
2 pieces Hot Bread Kitchen M’smen
fresh mint
fresh cilantro
olive oil
sugar
coarse salt
freshly ground pepper
Equipment:
large skillet
Recipe steps:
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Prep cabbage
Trim core from cabbage and discard. Slice cabbage as thinly as possible. -
Pickle cabbage
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add cabbage and ¼ cup water and cook, tossing, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt and cook until liquid is almost completely absorbed, about 4 minutes. Transfer cabbage to a bowl and wipe out skillet. -
Make yogurt sauce
Halve lemon and squeeze half into a small bowl. Add yogurt, season with salt and pepper, and whisk until smooth. Add 3 tablespoons water and whisk until pourable but not runny, adding another tablespoon water if mixture still seems thick. -
Make tahini sauce
Whisk tahini, remaining half of lemon juice, and ¼ cup water in a separate small bowl; season with salt and pepper. -
Cook merguez
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet you used for the cabbage over medium-high. Add merguez and cook, turning occasionally, until cooked through and nicely browned, 6–8 minutes. Pour off any fat into tahini sauce and whisk to combine. -
Warm M’smen
Preheat broiler. Place M’smen directly on rack and broil just until warmed through, 1 minute. Pick mint and cilantro leaves from stems. Split merguez lengthwise if desired and build wraps with pickled cabbage, yogurt and tahini sauces, and herbs. Enjoy!