Grilled Chicken Greek Salad
Well after last night's veritable orgy of fat, I was feeling like something light. Being Wednesday, our soccer/ steak salad night, I thought even that sounds too heavy. Thinking of the ingredients in our salad, I was trying to find substitutes that would feel less heavy. Once I thought of feta for the blue cheese, I knew I wanted to do a Greek salad with chicken on it. I googled a Greek: salad, marinade and chicken. I found a few different recipes. I found out that exactly what what I was thinking in terms of ingredients for the salad and the dressing was what the recipes called for. I did get the marinade and the precise measurements for the dressing from food.com. I was quite pleased with the results.
Grilled Chicken Greek Salad
Salad
4 thin chicken cutlets
8 c of mixed greens
2 medium tomatoes chopped
1 cucumber,peeled, seeded and chopped
1/2 red pepper,seeded and chopped
1/2 c crumbled feta (or more)
1/2 c chopped kalamata olives (or more)
Marinade
1 c olive oil
1/4 c freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 ea garlic,minced
2 T Dijon mustard
2 T dried oregano
1 T chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 T chopped fresh parsley
1 t freshly ground black pepper
1 T chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
Dressing
6 T olive oil
1 1/2 T fresh lemon juice
1 T red wine vinegar
2 ea garlic,minced
1 t dried oregano (Mediterranean if possible)
In a small bowl, mix together all the marinade ingredients.
Pour over chicken (or lamb, beef, or fish) and marinate in the
refrigerator for 1-2 hours before cooking.
Put all the dressing ingredients in a jar with a lid and shake well
Put all the ingredients for the salad, except chicken in a large salad
bowl and put in the refrigerator. Heat a skillet over medium high heat
(not non stick if possible) and drizzle a bit of oil. Cook chicken for
about 4 minutes a side until done.
Slice the chicken into thin strips. Toss the salad with the dressing
and put on plates. Top with the chicken
Grilled Chicken Greek Salad
Salad
4 thin chicken cutlets
8 c of mixed greens
2 medium tomatoes chopped
1 cucumber,peeled, seeded and chopped
1/2 red pepper,seeded and chopped
1/2 c crumbled feta (or more)
1/2 c chopped kalamata olives (or more)
Marinade
1 c olive oil
1/4 c freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 ea garlic,minced
2 T Dijon mustard
2 T dried oregano
1 T chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 T chopped fresh parsley
1 t freshly ground black pepper
1 T chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
Dressing
6 T olive oil
1 1/2 T fresh lemon juice
1 T red wine vinegar
2 ea garlic,minced
1 t dried oregano (Mediterranean if possible)
In a small bowl, mix together all the marinade ingredients.
Pour over chicken (or lamb, beef, or fish) and marinate in the
refrigerator for 1-2 hours before cooking.
Put all the dressing ingredients in a jar with a lid and shake well
Put all the ingredients for the salad, except chicken in a large salad
bowl and put in the refrigerator. Heat a skillet over medium high heat
(not non stick if possible) and drizzle a bit of oil. Cook chicken for
about 4 minutes a side until done.
Slice the chicken into thin strips. Toss the salad with the dressing
and put on plates. Top with the chicken
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