Chicken Souvlaki Salad

Submitted by MackinacBride

"This recipe was in the 'food' section of our local paper a couple of weeks ago. We made it while on a camping trip, a very refreshing and different salad! It has a definite Greek taste and is very low-cal! Time does not include marinating (if you chose to do so)."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• For Chicken Marinade

• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb boneless chicken breast

• For Dressing

• 1⁄2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 1⁄4 cup grated peeled cucumber
• 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

• Salad Fixins

• 3 cucumbers, peeled and cubed
• 1⁄2 red onion, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup crumbled feta cheese (I actually like more)
• 1⁄2 cup chopped kalamata olive (again-I like more!)
• 1 tomatoes, seeded and cubed

directions

1. Mix all of the marinade ingredients in a bag with the chicken.
2. Shake to coat.
3. Original recipe didn't call for any marinade time, but we marinated for a couple of hours.
4. Broil, grill, or pan fry chicken until done.
5. Set chicken aside to cool slightly.
6. Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces.
7. Combine all dressing ingredients together in a bowl.
8. Mix well.
9. Combine chicken with salad fixins; pour dressing over all and mix well.
10. Enjoy!

Reviews

[jckamen]

What a delightful salad this was. Very refreshing and easy to prepare. I especially liked the dressing. I served it with Arabian Pita Bread #17977. My hubby enjoyed it immensly, too! Thanks!

 

[PalatablePastime]

This was a delicious salad both hot and cold! The dressing was like a spicy tzatziki sauce which went very well, especially with the olives. I enjoyed stuffing this into halves of pita bread and eating it like a sandwich as well. Very tasty! Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

 

[LUVMY2BOYS]

This was excellent! It was hard to scale down for just 1 but I managed! I used a little more olive oil & added some oregano & onion powder to the dressing. I will use more yogurt & cucumber so I can have more dressing cuz it was good! I didn't use any vinegar; I just spaced it! Lettuce isn't mentioned in the salad but I used about 1 1/2 cups, plus the cucumbers, red onions & low fat feta. Very, very good!

 

[Little Bee]

This was too die for! I LOVE greek food and this has it all! The ONLY thing I did different was to use red wine vinegar because that was all I had on hand. This is fabulous served cold on lettuce leaves or in Pita bread. I will be making this often! The ingredients are light and refreshing, and very healthy! I would give this more than 5 stars if I could! Bravo!

 

[Cliopatra Montgomery]

I really enjoyed making this, and found it very easy to do so. I've made it a couple of times. Once I put it over lettuce, and added both the tzatziki sauce and a dash of Newman's Lighten Up Rasberry and walnut salad dressing, and another time made it over a pita(minus the Newman's). Both times it was delicious!