Shawarma Chicken and Mushroom Kebabs – Never Not Eating

Ingredients

• 1 cup tahini
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest plus 3 tablespoons fresh juice (from 1 lemon)
• 1 teaspoon grated garlic (from 2 small garlic cloves)
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Never Not Eating Chraime
• 3/4 cup to 1 cup warm water, as needed
• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 11 medium garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons toasted cumin seeds
• 3 tablespoons Never Not Eating Shawarma
• 1/2 medium-sized red onion
• 1 pound fresh oyster mushrooms (torn into 2-inch pieces) and/or hen-of-the-woods mushrooms (cut into large wedges, stems trimmed)
• Pitas, tomato slices, cucumber slices, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, hot sauce, and lemon wedges, for serving