Grilled Greek Chicken Salad Food

GREEK GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Season and marinate the chicken tenders. In a large bowl, mix together the yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, salt, and spices. Add the chicken tenders and mix to make sure chicken is well coated with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes (or refrigerate overnight, if you like)
• Prepare the dressing according to this Greek dressing recipe.
• Prepare the salad. In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber slices, shallots and kalamata olives. Add 4 tablespoons of the Greek dressing and toss to combine (you can always add more dressing to your liking). Leave some of the dressing (about 3 tablespoons or so) for later. Add feta cheese to your liking.
• Cook the chicken. Heat 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high until shimmering but not smoking. Add chicken tenders to the pan (make sure to shake off any excess marinade before adding chicken to the pan.) Cook on one side undisturbed for 5 minutes until browned. Using a pair of tongs, turn chicken over and cook on other side for another 5 minutes or until chicken is done. (See notes for outdoor grilling)
• Assemble the grilled chicken salad. Transfer the salad to serving bowls and top each bowl with the cooked chicken then drizzle a bit more of the salad dressing directly over the chicken. Serve immediately.

GREEK SALAD WITH GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare grill or broiler.
• Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl. Brush the chicken with 2 tablespoons dressing.
• Place chicken on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray, cook 5 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Cut into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Add lettuce and next 4 ingredients (through to onion) to remaining dressing in large bowl, toss well.
• Divide salad evenly among 4 plates, top each with serving with chicken and cheese.
• Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 cups salad, 3 ounces chicken and 1 tablespoon cheese).

GRILLED GREEK CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine salad dressing, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and oregano; mix well.
• Reserve 1/2 the mixture.
• Pour remaining mixture into a resealable plastic bag.
• Add chicken; seal bag.
• Shake to coat.
• Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes to overnight.
• Drain marinade.
• Grill chicken breasts over medium coals 5 to 6 minutes per side or until tender.
• Cut chicken into strips.
• Combine with reserved dressing and remaining ingredients; serve immediately.

GREEK SALAD WITH OREGANO MARINATED CHICKEN

Steps:

• To marinate the chicken: In a non-reactive dish, combine the lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, salt, and pepper and mix together. Add the chicken breasts to the dish and rub both sides in the mixture. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• To make the dressing: Combine all the ingredients in a resealable container and shake vigorously. Refrigerate until ready to serve, and then bring to room temperature before tossing salad.
• Assemble the salad: cut off any dark tips and the bitter white bottoms from the romaine leaves. Cut the lettuce into 1-inch strips and place in a bowl that is large enough to hold all the salad ingredients comfortably. Scatter cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, olives, and feta over the top. You can prepare the salad up to a few hours in advance. Cover it with a moist paper towel and refrigerate until 30 minutes before serving.
• To cook the chicken: Heat a nonstick skillet or grill pan over high heat. Add the chicken breasts and cook, turning once, until well browned, about 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Let the chicken rest on a cutting board for a few minutes before slicing it into thin strips.
• Give the dressing a good shake and pour it into a nice little serving bowl, using the lid to strain out the garlic.
• Toss salad just before serving and fan chicken out on top.

GRILLED GREEK CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag set in a shallow dish. For marinade, in a small bowl, combine lemon juice, oil, oregano, garlic, and pepper. Pour over chicken. Seal bag; turn to coat chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss together cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onion.
• 3. Drain chicken, discarding marinade. Place chicken on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill for 12 to 15 minutes or until tender and no longer pink (170 degrees F), turning once.
• 4. Transfer chicken to a cutting board; cut into bite-size pieces. Toss with cucumber mixture. If desired, serve on salad greens. Drizzle salad dressing over. Sprinkle with feta cheese and olives.

GRILLED CHICKEN GREEK SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium heat; lightly oil the grates.
• Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and thread onto four 12-inch metal skewers. Grill the chicken, turning often, until just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice and oregano in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Add the lettuce, cucumber, olives and red onion and toss until well coated. Divide among 4 plates and top with some of the feta chunks and a chicken skewer. Warm the pita bread on the grill, cut into wedges and serve with the salad.

GRILLED CHICKEN AND KALE GREEK SALAD

Steps:

• Toss the chicken with the salad dressing in a large resealable plastic bag and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade, pat dry with a paper towel, and sprinkle on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Grill the chicken until cooked through (165 degrees F), 7 to 8 minutes per side. Let cool, then cut into bite-size pieces.
• Toss together the cucumbers, onions, kale, couscous, feta, tomatoes, olives and dill in a large bowl. Add the grilled chicken and drizzle with the desired amount of dressing. Toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with the crispy chickpeas.

GREEK GRILLED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SALAD WITH WARM PITA BREAD FOR WRAPPING

Steps:

• Preheat grill pan over high heat. Place chicken in shallow dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Wrap pita breads in foil. Place in warm oven and heat until dinner is served.
• Combine lemon zest, juice and vinegar in a bowl and whisk in oil. Add oregano, garlic and whisk again to combine into dressing. Pour half the dressing over chicken tenders. Turn tenders in dressing to coat.
• Combine remaining salad ingredients in a bowl. Pour remaining dressing over salad and toss well. The salad should be very lightly dressed. Season salad with salt and pepper and transfer to a large serving platter.
• Grill tenders 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer hot tenders to the salad lined serving platter. Remove pitas from oven and unwrap. Cut pitas in half and arrange around the edge of platter.
• To serve, each person can pile grilled chicken and veggies into pita halves, wrap up on either side and enjoy!

GRILLED GREEK SUMMER SALAD

Steps:

• For the sweet Greek dressing: Whisk together the vinegar, honey, mustard, oregano and garlic in a bowl. Slowly stream in the olive oil while whisking. Add salt and pepper to taste. Measure out 1/2 cup of the dressing for marinating the chicken. Set aside the remaining dressing for drizzling on the salad.
• For the chicken: Put the chicken in a nonreactive container, pour the reserved 1/2 cup sweet Greek dressing over it and toss to coat. Marinate the chicken, refrigerated, for 2 hours.
• Preheat a grill to medium heat.
• Oil the grill grates with vegetable oil. Grill the chicken until golden on each side and the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F, 7 to 8 minutes per side. Let rest before slicing.
• For the salad: Brush each romaine half with vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill on high on the cut sides until slightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Place a seared romaine half on a serving plate. Line up some tomatoes, feta, olives, cucumbers, onions and sliced chicken atop the romaine. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Drizzle with the sweet Greek dressing. Garnish with cracked black pepper and sea salt and serve.

GREEK GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the lettuce, chicken, tomatoes, cucumber, cheese, olives and red onion. Toss together gently.
• Combine the vinaigrette and lemon juice, whisking to combine.
• Pour the dressing over lettuce mixture, tossing lightly.

GRIDDLED CHICKEN WITH QUINOA GREEK SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the quinoa following the pack instructions, then rinse in cold water and drain thoroughly.
• Meanwhile, mix the butter, chilli and garlic into a paste. Toss the chicken fillets in 2 tsp of the olive oil with some seasoning. Lay in a hot griddle pan and cook for 3-4 mins each side or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate, dot with the spicy butter and set aside to melt.
• Next, tip the tomatoes, olives, onion, feta and mint into a bowl. Toss in the cooked quinoa. Stir through the remaining olive oil, lemon juice and zest, and season well. Serve with the chicken fillets on top, drizzled with any buttery chicken juices.

GRILLED GREEK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Make marinade in small bowl, whisk together lemon zest and juice, oregano, oil, 2 teas. Kosher salt and 1 teas. fresh black pepper.
• Divide marinade between 2 large re-sealable plastic bags.
• Lightly pierce chicken with meat fork to deeply accept marinade.
• Place 2 chicken halves in each bag; shake to coat. let marinate at room temp 30 minutes, turning bags occasionally.
• Preheat grill to medium and lightly oil grates.
• Remove chicken from bags and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place chicken on grill and cook until lightly browned and cooked throughly, about 20 minutes.
• Instant read thermometer should read 175*F when inserted in the thickest part of the chicken.
• (If browning too quick, move to part of grill with less heat or turn down grill.).
• Transfer chicken to a cutting board. Tent with foil; let rest 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place lemon halves on grill; cook to slightly char, 8-10 minutes.
• Garnish chicken with oregano sprigs and service with grilled lemons.

GRILLED CHICKEN GREEK SALAD

Steps:

• To make the vinaigrette/marinade whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, oregano and Morton® Nature's Seasons® Seasoning Blend. Divide the mixture in half reserving half to dress the salad. Cover reserved salad dressing, refrigerate and set aside until needed.
• Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Lay chicken in a glass bowl. Pour remaining Nature's Seasons® Red Wine Vinaigrette/Marinade over chicken, turning to coat. Cover and refrigerate. Marinate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat grill to medium-high (about 400 degrees F).
• Remove chicken from marinade, discarding excess marinade. Place onto preheated, seasoned grill. Grill for 6 to 8 minutes per side, until fully cooked. An instant read thermometer should register 175 degrees F). Remove from grill and set aside to cool slightly.
• In a bowl combine red onion, red and green peppers, tomato, cucumber and kalamata olives. Drizzle reserved dressing over salad and toss.
• Divide the salad equally among 4 plates. Slice grilled chicken on the bias and lay on top of salad. Garnish with crumbled feta cheese.

GRILLED GREEK CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, black pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, and vinegar together in a large bowl.
• Make 2 slashes on the skin side down to the bone in the thigh section and 1 in the leg section of each leg quarter. This will help infuse pieces with marinade and allow faster cooking on the grill. Season both sides of chicken generously with kosher salt. Transfer to bowl with marinade and thoroughly coat all sides. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 4 to 12 hours.
• Transfer chicken to paper-towel-lined sheet pan to drain slightly.
• Place leg quarters on grill skin side down over semi-direct heat (avoid intense direct heat so chicken cooks evenly and skin doesn't burn). Cook 6 or 7 minutes. Turn chicken and cook another 6 to 7 minutes. Continue cooking and turning until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 8 to 10 more minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.