Grilled Mediterranean Chicken Salad Recipes

LEMON HERB MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Allow chicken to rest for 5 minutes; slice and arrange over salad. Drizzle salad with the remaining UNTOUCHED dressing. Serve with lemon wedges.

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.

GRILLED MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Brush bread slices with 1 Tbsp. dressing. Brush chicken with 1 Tbsp. of the remaining dressing.
• Grill chicken 6 to 8 min. on each side or until done (165°F). Meanwhile, grill bread slices 1 min. or until lightly toasted on both sides, turning over after 30 sec.
• Combine tomatoes, cheese and basil. Toss spinach with onions and remaining dressing; spoon onto serving plate. Top with chicken and tomato mixture. Serve with bread.

MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a shallow plate whisk together all the marinade ingredients. Add the chicken breasts and toss them around making sure they are fully covered in the marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to up to 4 hours.
• Heat up your grill so that it's around 400 F degrees.
• In the mean time whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
• In a larger bowl toss the lettuce, cucumber, red onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, and olives together.
• Grill the chicken on both sides, about 5 minutes per side or until no longer pink and is cooked through. Discard remaining marinate.
• Let the chicken cool for about 5 minutes before slicing it into 1/2 inch slices.
• Drizzle the prepared dressing over the salad and toss well. Add the crumbled feta to the salad and mix.
• Serve with the sliced chicken breast over the salad and avocado slices. Other optional sides include hummus and pita chips.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the half cup of olive oil, a quarter cup of lemon juice, dried oregano, salt, and ground black pepper.
• Reserve half in a separate bowl for the dressing. Add the chicken breasts in the remaining half of the marinade and make sure they are fully coated. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour, but no more than 4 hours.
• Heat an outdoor grill or indoor grill pan to approximately 400 F.
• Grill the chicken on one side for about 5 minutes, flip, and grill for an additional 5 minutes or until it is cooked through and no longer pink.
• Slice the chicken lengthwise.
• In a separate bowl, toss together the baby spinach or other salad greens, cherry tomatoes, sliced red onion, olives, and feta cheese. Pour on the dressing and toss together.
• Assemble the salad on a platter and top with the sliced, grilled chicken, and toasted pita bread.

MEDITERRANEAN SALAD WITH GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the grill over medium-high heat.
• Remove the skin from the chicken breast. Slice the chicken breasts off the bone and slice each piece across horizontally to get 4 large, thin pieces.
• When the grill is hot, brush the grill grates with cooking oil to prevent the chicken from sticking. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and grill for 4 minutes per side. Let rest for a few minutes, and then slices into strips, if desired.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, Italian seasoning, sugar, lemon juice, half the zest and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. (Reserve the remaining half of the lemon zest for another recipe.) Reserve 2 tablespoons of the dressing to drizzle over the top of the salad.
• Add the green beans, olives, cheese, onions and lettuce to the remaining dressing, and toss to coat evenly. Divide the salad evenly among 4 plates or 1 large platter and top with the sliced chicken. Drizzle with the reserved dressing.

MEDITERRANEAN SALAD WITH GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove any fatty areas or excess skin from chicken breasts. Either marinade whole breasts for 2 hours or to speed the marinade time up, cut chicken into 1" pieces and marinade for 30 - 60 minutes.
• Mix all chicken ingredients together in a bowl or reusable bag and let marinade for 30 minutes - 1 hour. Use some of this time to prepare dressing and salad ingredients. If using 1" pieces and you plan on grilling the chicken as kabobs, soak the wooden skewers in water while the chicken is marinating to keep them from burning.
• Add all dressing ingredients to a small glass jar and shake to combine. Start by adding only 1 Tbsp. of water and add an additional Tbsp. if needed to reach desired consistency (amount of water will depend on tahini thickness).
• Prepare all salad ingredients and add to a serving bowl. Set aside.
• Preheat Grill to about 425° F (218° C) and brush and oil grill grates.
• If using 1" chunks, skewer chicken onto kabob skewers leaving a few millimeters of space between each chunk so that chicken cooks evenly. Once grill is hot, place chicken on grill and cook for 5-8 minutes per side for breasts or 4-6 minutes per side for kabobs.
• Remove chicken from grill and let sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing breasts (if cut into chunks, it does not need to rest).
• Shake salad dressing jar and pour over prepared salad. Toss to combine.
• Add chicken to salad and serve immediately.

MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, garlic, paprika, and oregano in large plastic food storage bag.
• Pierce chicken with fork several times and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add to bag and coat with dressing, marinate 20 minutes or up to two days in the fridge.
• Remove chicken from bag. Grill or broil for about 5-6 minutes per side. Or, cook in a grill pan over medium-high heat, 5 to 6 minutes per side, or until cooked through.