Description
This light and refreshing chopped Greek Chicken Salad recipe is perfect for summer and full of so much great flavor!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2–4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 6 oz feta cheese, crumbled (regular or dairy-free)
- 1/3 cup red onions, diced (or sliced)
- 1 cup kalamata olives, pitted & halved
- 1 red or orange bell pepper, diced
- 1–2 cups english cucumber, diced
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
- 3–4 tablespoons Greek Vinaigrette
- 4–6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
Instructions
- Prep Chicken: Place chicken breasts on plate and sprinkle both sides with a generous amount of salt and pepper.
- Grill Chicken: Heat grill to medium heat (approximately 400 degrees). Place chicken on direct heat (direct flame) and cook for 4-5 minutes per side. Move chicken away from the direct heat, so that it is cooking on indirect heat (maintaining the same grill temp) and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the chicken reads 160 degrees F on your meat thermometer.
- Rest + Cut: Remove from grill and let rest at least 5 minutes (the chicken will continue to cook during this time and the internal temp will continue to rise up to 10 additional degrees). Slice or cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Make Salad: Add chopped romaine lettuce to a large bowl. Add feta, onions, kalamata olives, bell pepper, cucumber and tomatoes. Drizzle with Greek Vinaigrette and toss.
- Add Chicken: Put the cut pieces of chicken in the salad and give it another mix.
- Serve: Divide between 4-6 bowls and enjoy.
Notes
- Storage: this salad stores best before everything is mixed together and especially before the dressing is added. If you want to make it the day before, store the chicken, greek salad, lettuce and dressing separately, so ingredients don’t get mushy. Keep each in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- Dairy-free: simply use a dairy-free feta cheese.
- Chicken Marinade: If you want to take your grilled chicken to the next level try out this Best Chicken Marinade!
- Serving Suggestion: I highly recommend serving with some grilled bread!
- Chicken thighs: you can also use chicken thighs, if you prefer – here is a tutorial on how to grill chicken thighs (boneless or bone-in).
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 256
- Sugar: 4.8 g
- Sodium: 465.4 mg
- Fat: 14.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 8.9 g
- Fiber: 2.8 g
- Protein: 22.5 g
- Cholesterol: 80.4 mg