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Grilled Lemon Herb Mediterranean Chicken Salad

Tired of all the rich, heavy holiday food? It's time to refresh and start the new year right with this healthy chicken salad recipe!

This delicious recipe is packed full of Mediterranean flavours: olives, tomatoes, cucumber, avocados, and chicken for a complete meal in a salad bowl!

Ingredients

Marinade/Dressing:

2 tablespoons olive oil

juice of 1 lemon (1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice)

2 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley

2 teaspoons dried basil

2 teaspoons garlic , minced

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon salt

cracked pepper , to taste

1 pound (500 g) skinless, boneless chicken thigh fillets (or chicken breasts)

Salad:

4 cups Romaine (or Cos) lettuce
1 large cucumber diced
2 Roma tomatoes diced
1 red onion sliced
1 avocado sliced
1/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives (or black olives), sliced (optional)
Lemon wedges to serve

Directions

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.

Recipe courtesy of Cafe Delites