Lemon Herb Mediterranean Chicken Salad

Name: Lemon Herb Mediterranean Chicken Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/4 cup lemon juice (juice of 1 lemon ); 2 tbsp water; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp fresh parsley; 2 tsp dried basil; 2 tsp garlic (minced); 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp salt; cracked pepper (to taste); 1 lb skinless boneless chicken thigh fillets (or chicken breasts); 4 cup Romaine lettuce (or Cos lettuce leaves, washed and dried); 1 cucumber (large, diced); 2 Roma tomatoes (diced); 1 red onion (sliced); 1 avocado (sliced); 1/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives (or black olives, sliced - optional); 2 lemon wedges (to serve)

By Karina Carrel · CafedelitesPublic

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Grilled Lemon Herb Mediterranean Chicken Salad that is full of Mediterranean flavours with a dressing that doubles as a marinade!

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min
Total: 25 min
Servings: 4

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Ingredients

For 4 people

Cooking for

2 tbspolive oil
0.25 cuplemon juice (juice of 1 lemon )
2 tbspwater
2 tbspred wine vinegar
2 tbspfresh parsley
2 tspdried basil
2 tspgarlic (minced)
1 tspdried oregano
1 tspsalt
—cracked pepper (to taste)
455 gskinless boneless chicken thigh fillets (or chicken breasts)
4 cupRomaine lettuce (or Cos lettuce leaves, washed and dried)
1cucumber (large, diced)
2Roma tomatoes (diced)
1red onion (sliced)
1avocado (sliced)
0.33 cuppitted Kalamata olives (or black olives, sliced - optional)
2lemon wedges (to serve)

Steps

1
Whisk together all of the marinade/dressing ingredients in a large jug. Pour out half of the marinade into a large, shallow dish. Refrigerate the remaining marinade to use as the dressing later.
2
Add the chicken to the marinade in the bowl; marinade chicken for 15-30 minutes (or up to two hours in the refrigerator if time allows). While waiting for the chicken, prepare all of the salad ingredients and mix in a large salad bowl.
3
Once chicken is ready, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a grill pan or a grill plate over medium-high heat. Grill chicken on both sides until browned and completely cooked through.
4
Allow chicken to rest for 5 minutes; slice and arrange over salad. Drizzle salad with the remaining UNTOUCHED dressing. Serve with lemon wedges.

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Per portion

Calories: ~83.8 kcal
Protein: ~1.7 g
Fat: ~14.6 g
Carbs: ~10.7 g
Fiber: ~1 g
Sodium: ~584.1 mg

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