Kebab shop salad

BUDFORCE · 7 Dec 2019 at 08:32

So I know the basis of it, sliced onions, cabbage, cucumber tomato etc etc.

But if you get those things at home, and slice them up, it's nothing like the salad you get from a kebab shop.

So what is it they do to it?

Seasoning?

Oil?

tom_e · 7 Dec 2019 at 08:35

IIRC from an old thread on here it's the lemon juice they put on it to stop it browning that pickles it slightly.

wndsr · 7 Dec 2019 at 08:37

Given the time this thread was started, are you just returning from a night out and examining your end-of-night kebab salad, @BUDFORCE ?

BUDFORCE · 7 Dec 2019 at 08:48

wndsr said:
Given the time this thread was started, are you just returning from a night out and examining your end-of-night kebab salad, @BUDFORCE ?

Well that's half true, I was out last night, went to see The Darkness in Cambridge, there is a cold McDonald's double cheeseburger here.

I was actually watching car throttle on YouTube and they often frequent a kebab shop, and they were having the chicken shish on a bed of salad it looked really nice.

The chicken I can do, but that salad....

robfosters · 7 Dec 2019 at 09:14

What cabbage do you use?

Terminal_Boy · 7 Dec 2019 at 09:42

Wait, what? People have salad in kebabs? Is this a northern thing like mushy peas?

robj20 · 7 Dec 2019 at 09:44

Terminal_Boy said:
Wait, what? People have salad in kebabs? Is this a northern thing like mushy peas?

Wait you don't have salad in a kebab so just meat and bread.

Salad is a must as are the whole chillies.

Dis86 · 7 Dec 2019 at 09:46

Terminal_Boy said:
Wait, what? People have salad in kebabs? Is this a northern thing like mushy peas?

Yeah. Cos northerners are renowned for adding vegetables to things...

It's pretty standard and every country I've been to where you can easily get kebabs you get salad.

robj20 · 7 Dec 2019 at 09:50

Dis86 said:
Yeah. Cos northerners are renowned for adding vegetables to things...

It's pretty standard and every country I've been to where you can easily get kebabs you get salad.

Agreed, all throughout the middle east it's usually some flat bread, rice, salad and meat, usually always get some roasted chilli's as well. Chips as well in tourist places.

You can get them to go which is more like what we have over hear and it's bread, meat and salad with chillis.

krooton · 7 Dec 2019 at 13:12

tom_e said:
IIRC from an old thread on here it's the lemon juice they put on it to stop it browning that pickles it slightly.

Yep, and some oil. That thread feels like a lifetime ago

jsmoke · 7 Dec 2019 at 13:14

Tastes better when intoxicated?

Begbie · 7 Dec 2019 at 13:24

jsmoke said:
Tastes better when intoxicated?

Proper kebabs taste awesome regardless.

BUDFORCE · 7 Dec 2019 at 14:38

Aye I'm not talking like late night takeaway type but good home made shish style.

Not that there is anything wrong with the late night style takeaway ones either.

My brother's Mrs suggested finely slicing and dousing it in white wine vinegar.

krooton · 7 Dec 2019 at 19:25

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/kebab-shop-cabbage.18547370/

tom_e · 7 Dec 2019 at 20:05

krooton said:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/kebab-shop-cabbage.18547370/

How did I remember a 7 year old thread yet can't remember if I had breakfast this morning

BUDFORCE · 7 Dec 2019 at 20:20

Excelent stuff.

I tried it today with white wine vinegar, vegetable oil, worked ok actually.

I shall try lemon juice next.

Begbie · 7 Dec 2019 at 20:31

BUDFORCE said:
Excelent stuff.

I tried it today with white wine vinegar, vegetable oil, worked ok actually.

I shall try lemon juice next.

Surely olive oil?

BUDFORCE · 7 Dec 2019 at 21:16

Begbie said:
Surely olive oil?

Nope just regular, probably sunflower.

Begbie · 7 Dec 2019 at 21:44

BUDFORCE said:
Nope just regular, probably sunflower.

No I mean, surely you should use Olive Oil for the flavour rather than vegtable oil.

pepp77 · 7 Dec 2019 at 21:54

This place does great kebabs - https://www.maisonbab.com/menu/

They do fried chillis, pickled cucumber and pickled cabbage to go with the bread and meat.