Turkish Doner Kebab Sauce Recipe

If you need a great Turkish Doner Kebab sauce recipe to go with some delicious kebabs then you’ll want to read this article right to the end.

We all love a good kebab sauce recipe to drizzle over lamb, chicken or beef to serve on pitta bread, salad or fries. We have 2 options for you – a tasty, zesty yoghurt based sauce and a sweet and spicy tomato and chilli based one.

They are 2 delicious approaches to a Turkish Doner Kebab sauce recipe and you can even serve both of them over your kebabs, or just one at a time.

Ingredients

3 Peeled Whole Garlic cloves
¾ cup of Mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons of Greek Style Yoghurt

Juice of Half a Lemon
1 Tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 Teaspoon of Za’atar Spice Blend (for a homemade version see below)

A Handful of Mint Leaves

Method

Place all the ingredients in a blender (e.g. Nutribullet) and blend until smooth.

Serve with kebabs and flatbreads.

Homemade Za’atar Spice Blend

2 tbsps of cumin seeds
2 tbsps of sesame seeds
2 tbsps of dried oregano

2 tbsps of sumac
2 tsps salt
1 tsp black pepper

optional – 1 tsp of chilli powder (or to taste)

Toast the cumin seeds in a dry pan for a few minutes to release flavour. Crush them in a pestle and mortar (or use a spice blender) and then add the rest of the ingredients. Crush or blend until you have a fine powder. Keep the spice blend in a clean and airtight container for up to a month.

Doner Kebab Chilli Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

400g can of chopped tomatoes

2 tbsps of tomato ketchup
1 roughly chopped small onion
2 peeled whole garlic cloves

3-4 roughly chopped red chillies (more or less depending on your heat tolerance)
a pinch of sugar
a pinch of salt

1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar

Method

Place all the ingredients in a Nutribullet or food processor and blend until smooth.

Serve with kebabs, pitta breads and salad.