Two new recipes in one week? That’s right, folks, this Easy Greek Chicken Salad is on the meal plan this coming weekend, so I had to give it a permanent home on the blog first! This one may sound a lot like an old salad recipe here on the blog…and it is.
When I started out on this recipe, my whole intention was to just update the photos for my old Greek Chicken Salad recipe, but the more I worked on it, the more it felt like a total redo. The old recipe is great, but it’s a lot more hands on than the new version. Homemade dressing and marinade…delicious but a bit more time consuming. Hence the name of the remake: Easy Greek Chicken Salad.
One of my recommendations for making crave-worthy chicken that stays juicy all week is to BRINE it! I have my own homemade chicken brine recipe on the blog, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. It works great with the Mediterranean-inspired flavors of this salad too – the rosemary and dried lemon peel are perfect complements to the briny kalamata olives and tangy feta cheese. In the recipe card here, I recommend cooking the chicken in an air fryer because the results are sooo consistent every time. But I also use my grill a ton for making this chicken…now that the snow seems to be gone for spring, I can’t wait to get it fired up again!
Like I mentioned at the top, this is a great meal prep recipe! These salad meal prep containers by Rubbermaid Brilliance are my favorite way to keep everything fresh for the week. I also like to add a small piece of paper towel under the lettuce to soak up any excess moisture and keep that lettuce crisp.
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Recipe
Easy Greek Chicken Salad
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 1 lb raw chicken breast
- 7 oz green leaf lettuce, chopped (about 8 cups chopped)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (170 grams)
- 1 cup English cucumber, chopped (150 grams)
- 1/2 cup Farmer Boy Greek Dressing (4 fl oz)
- 1/2 cup fat free feta cheese (56 grams)
- 1/3 cup red onion, sliced
- 1/3 cup kalamata olives, halved (61 grams)
Juicy Air Fryer Chicken
- 1 lb raw chicken breast
- 3 tbsp homemade brine mix
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Oh My Spice! Lemon Pepper Dill Seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Juicy Air Fryer Chicken
Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Add brine mix and stir until dissolved. Pour over ice in a flat bottomed resealable container. Add chicken, then add additional water until chicken is submerged. Brine for at least 5 hours or up to 12 hours.
Remove chicken from brine and rinse with cold water. Pat dry on a paper towel, then pound down the thicker end of the chicken breast until they are even thickness across.
Rub the chicken with 1 tsp olive oil until evenly coated. Season with salt, pepper, chili powder, and Oh My Spice! seasoning.
Air fry the chicken at 380 degrees for 11 minutes, flipping halfway through (sometimes I up the temp to 390 degrees after flipping the chicken for crispier edges). Set aside to cool for about 5 mintes before slicing.
Assemble
Divide lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, chicken, olives, and feta cheese (if desired) into 4 serving dishes. Top with Greek Dressing before serving. Serve with pita bread and hummus if desired.
Recipe Notes
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