High Protein Greek Chicken Salad

Submitted by Hearthandmade

"High protein, low carb and low fat Greek chicken salad recipe! I'm currently on a high protein muscle building diet and this is perfect to get my protein and veg intake up"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 4 ounces chicken breasts
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup sliced cucumber
• 1⁄4 cup chopped red onion
• 4 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce

directions

1. Preheat your oven to 400°F and coat a baking sheet with low fat cooking spray.
2. Season both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes until it's cooked through
3. Cut the chicken into two-inch pieces.
4. In a large bowl, toss the cucumber onion and feta cheese.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar oil and mustard. Add the mustard to the cucumber mixture and stir to coat. Stir in the chicken.
6. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
7. Serve the chicken salad over the Romaine lettuce.

Reviews

[FLKeysJen]

Loved it - tasty, filling and gives you lots of energy! Experts still say the fat from olive oil is not considered "bad" for you. I used fat free feta with Mediterranean herbs which provided most of the flavor so if that wasn't available I'd probably add herbs to the dressing and grill the chicken with Greek seasoning.

 

[Kathleen R.]

Good

 

[hurdy09]

Very easy, filling, and tastey

 

[DeCielo]

I tried this but added some slices of gold and green pepper for more flavor. So many have added fruit (tomato and grapes), however I like the idea of a low carb salad as as Diabetic. So since Peppers have more and some similar nutrients as tomatoes, it was the perfect addition.

 

[Michele in NJ]

Fantastic salad and easily adapted to what you have on hand. I added a few cherry tomatoes and grapes. Didn't have feta so I subbed it with some fresh grated Parmesan. Since I had no feta cheese I added a little Cavenders Greek seasoning to the dressing. We found the dressing exceptional! It really made this salad something special. Thanks for a great new dinner salad recipe. I'll be making it often.