Herbed Greek Chicken Salad |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This flavorful Greek chicken salad features fresh Mediterranean ingredients like lemon juice, tahini, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, and feta cheese. Serve with toasted pita wedges. Ingredients:
1 teaspoon dried oregano |
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder |
3/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided |
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided |
cooking spray |
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes |
5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, divided |
1 cup plain fat-free yogurt |
2 teaspoons tahini (sesame-seed paste) |
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic |
8 cups chopped romaine lettuce |
1 cup peeled chopped english cucumber |
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved |
6 pitted kalamata olives, halved |
1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled feta cheese |
Directions:
1. Combine oregano, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken and spice mixture; sauté until chicken is done. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon juice; stir. Remove from pan.
2. Combine remaining 2 teaspoons juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, yogurt, tahini, and garlic in a small bowl; stir well. Combine lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, and olives. Place 2 1/2 cups of lettuce mixture on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1/2 cup chicken mixture and 1 tablespoon cheese. Drizzle each serving with 3 tablespoons yogurt mixture.
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