It's All Greek Chicken Salad to Me
Classic chicken salad gets an international flavor upgrade with Greek yogurt and kalamata olives.This is my favorite use of leftover grilled chicken or my One Pot Chicken, though in a pinch, a store-bought rotisserie bird will do. And I should add, this dish is just as good with turkey. But I wasn't sure about mixing Greece and Turkey in the same title since they don't always get along. This recipe originally appeared in EveryDayCook.Photo by Lynne Calamia
ACTIVE TIME: 10 minutes minutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
- 1/2 cup low-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 pound chicken breast or thighs, grilled, torn, and roughly chopped
- 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped
- 1 Roma tomato, chopped
- 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Feta cheese
- 1/4 cup Kalamata olives, roughly chopped
Combine the yogurt, lemon, juice, parsley, salt, and pepper in a medium mixing bowl.
Add the chicken, cucumber, red onion, feta, and olives and stir to coat.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Store in the fridge for up to 3 days.