This light and energizing variation on classic chicken salad features cucumbers, roasted chicken, tomatoes, Greek yogurt, and feta cheese. Add more dill as a garnish.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 1 cup diced English cucumbers
- 1 ¼ teaspoons salt, divided
- 2 tablespoons diced red onion
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup chopped Kalamata olives
- 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 cups diced cooked chicken
- ¾ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ½ cup diced seeded plum tomatoes
- 1 head Bibb lettuce, or more as needed
Instructions
- Place cucumbers in a colander; set onto a plate. Toss cucumbers with 1 teaspoon salt. Let rest to draw about liquid, about 30 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels.
- Place red onion and 1 cup cold water in a bowl. Let soak until the strong onion flavor is weakened, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse.
- Combine cucumbers, red onions, Greek yogurt, Kalamata olives, dill, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, lemon zest, oregano, and black pepper in a bowl. Fold in chicken, feta cheese, and tomatoes. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate salad for at least 1 hour.
- Stir salad and serve on lettuce leaves.
- Crackers can be used in place of the lettuce.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 385 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 115 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 37 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 1327 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 22 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Left out the pepper and used Roma tomatoes instead but this is what a Greek chicken salad of this type should be! Full of flavor and light. Tzatziki is made with a lot the ingredients used in this and souvlaki marinade as well. I put it in a pita and topped with the lettuce etc. but you could use bell peppers if you’re gluten free/keto…Yum!
I’ve made this using fish – either grilled yellowtail or yellow fin tuna. My family and I love it!
I had to use dried dill but otherwise followed the recipe using Just Chicken from Trader Joe’s. The only thing I’d do differently would be to use less yogurt—at least to start with and then add what you think is needed. What a great way to use leftover chicken! We had a nice dinner! Thanks!