Name: Greek Lemon Garlic Chicken Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 large chicken breasts; 4 Flatbreads; For Marinade/Dressing:; ¼ cup olive oil; ¼ cup lemon juice; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tsp garlic; 2 tbsp dried oregano; 1 tsp salt; cracked pepper; For Tazatziki:; 1 cup plain greek yogurt; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 lebanese cucumber; 1 garlic clove; 1 tbsp lemon juice; pinch salt; For Salad:; 3 Lebanese cucumbers; 8 oz cherry tomatoes; 1 green pepper; ½ red onion; 7 oz feta cheese; ½ cup kalamata olives

How To Make Greek Lemon Garlic Chicken Salad

This chicken salad is loaded with crunchy veggies, creamy tzatziki and tender chicken! It’s coated in a lemon-garlic dressing that doubles as a marinade.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Marinate Time: 30 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2large chicken breasts,skinless boneless, halved to make 4 fillets
4Flatbreads

For Marinade/Dressing:

¼cupolive oil
¼cuplemon juice
1tbspred wine vinegar
2tspgarlic,minced, or 2 large minced garlic cloves
2tbspdried oregano
1tspsalt
cracked pepper

For Tazatziki:

1cupplain Greek yogurt
1tbspolive oil
1lebanese cucumber,peeled, deseeded and grated
1garlic clove,minced
1tbsplemon juice
pinchsalt

For Salad:

3lebanese cucumbers,halved length-wise, sliced thick
8ozcherry tomatoes,or grape tomatoes
1green pepper,(capsicum), deseeded and sliced
½red onion,sliced thinly
7ozFeta cheese,cubed, marinated
½cupKalamata olives,pitted

Instructions

Marinade/Dressing:

Whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, salt, and cracked pepper in large, shallow dish.
Pour out ⅓ cup to use as the dressing, then reserve the rest in the refrigerator for later.
Add the chicken to the marinade, then evenly coat. Cover and allow to marinade for 30 minutes or overnight in the refrigerator.

Tazatziki:

Combine the yogurt, olive oil, cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, and salt in a bowl, then mix well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Salad:

Toss the cucumbers, tomatoes, green pepper, onion, feta cheese, and olives together in a bowl, then divide the mixture between four plates.
Warm the flatbreads on a pan over low heat until soft and warmed through. Transfer to warmed plates.
Heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade, then add to the pan.
Sear for 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until the chicken is cooked through.
Remove the chicken from the pan, then allow to rest for 5 minutes. Slice thickly and arrange on top of the salad.
Slice each flatbread into four pieces, then arrange them on the salad plates.
Drizzle with the reserved dressing, then serve with the tzatziki and enjoy!