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Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken

Published: Jun 5, 2016 · Modified: Jan 20, 2025 by Fida | Sweet and Savoury Pursuits · This post may contain affiliate links · 14 Comments

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This Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken is made with fresh, and flavorful ingredients that make this salad as satisfying as it's delicious!

Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken served on platter.

I love eating salads in the summer, and this Greek lettuce salad with Grilled Chicken is a favorite of mine. The delicious combination of fresh vegetables, feta cheese and olives, means this healthy low-calorie Greek salad is often on my menu.

Greek Salad served with Chicken

Though this isn't an authentic Greek salad, as a true Greek salad doesn't contain any lettuce or chicken, this salad is loaded with traditional Greek ingredients and flavors.

How to Make Grilled Chicken for Greek Salad

The recipe for this salad is adapted from Dave Lieberman's recipe for Greek salad with oregano marinated chicken, you can find his recipe here. The flavourful grilled chicken transforms this salad from a side dish to the main course.

Only simple ingredients are needed to make this easy salad. And if you have a well-stocked refrigerator and pantry, you may already have all the ingredients needed.

The simple marinade used to flavor the chicken also helps to tenderize and keep the grilled chicken moist. To maximize the flavor of the grilled chicken, make sure to marinate it at least for a couple of hours before you grill it.

You'll see I've included a bit of honey in the chicken marinade. Honey gives the chicken an added layer of flavor and a beautiful color.

Platter with a grilled chicken breast on top of a green salad.

Greek Salad Dressing

A Greek salad dressing is simple to make and requires basic ingredients:

  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Red wine vinegar
  • Small garlic clove
  • Dried oregano
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

To make the dressing, add all of the ingredients to a medium jar. Shake the jar well and top the salad with the dressing right before serving. Store remaining dressing in the refrigerator in a sealed jar.

Greek style salad served on large white oval plate.

You could also serve this Greek salad (without the grilled chicken) as a side dish. Serve it with grilled fish, shrimp, steak, Kafta Kebabs or roast chicken. They are all great choices. Enjoy!

Favorite Summertime Salads

  • Southwestern Grilled Shrimp Salad
  • Tabbouleh
  • Strawberry Spinach Salad
  • Watermelon and Feta Salad
Greek salad with grilled chicken on plate.

Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken Recipe

Author: Adapted from Dave Lieberman
This Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken is made with fresh, and flavorful ingredients that make this salad as satisfying as it's delicious!
4.75 from 12 votes
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Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Salad
Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean
Servings 4
Calories 325 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Grilled Chicken:

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 clove small garlic minced
  • ½ tsp. dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • freshly ground pepper to taste
  • ½ tsp. honey optional

For the Salad Dressing:

  • 4 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • ½ clove small garlic minced
  • ¼ tsp. dried oregano
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste

For the Salad:

  • 6 cups romaine lettuce (small head) rinsed, dried and chopped, or lettuce of your choice
  • 2 mini cucumbers
  • 1 ripe tomato
  • ½ sweet pepper colour of your choice
  • ½ small red onion
  • ⅓ cup crumbled Feta cheese
  • 16 Kalamata olives pitted

Instructions
 

To marinate the chicken:

  • In a non reactive container, combine olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, dried oregano, salt, pepper, honey (if using) and chicken breasts.
  • Rub chicken breasts with mixture, making sure they are well coated.
  • Marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes up to 4 hours in the refrigerator.

To prepare the dressing:

  • Combine all salad dressing ingredients in small bowl or jar and whisk well.

To grill the chicken:

  • Remove the chicken from the refrigerator. Heat a grill to medium-high.
  • Grill the chicken about 6 minutes on each side, or until done.
  • Let the chicken rest for a few minutes before slicing into strips.

To assemble the salad:

  • Wash and chop romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet pepper and onion. Place vegetables in bowl. Top with crumbled feta cheese and pitted olives.
  • Add part of dressing to the salad reserving some dressing to drizzle onto chicken. Toss salad with dressing.
  • Arrange salad on platter, top with sliced chicken and drizzle with a bit more of the salad dressing.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

  1. To maximize the flavor of the chicken, make sure to marinate it at least of couple of hours before you grill it.

Nutrition

Calories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 16gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 643mgPotassium: 711mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 7085IUVitamin C: 35.6mgCalcium: 136mgIron: 1.9mg
Keyword Greek Salad, Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken, Grilled Chicken Salad
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  1. Karen says

    June 16, 2016 at 9:58 am

    I think a Greek salad is my absolute favorite, especially at this time of the year when we have wonderful ripe tomatoes. Your grilled chicken sounds very flavorful and makes for a delicious meal.

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      June 20, 2016 at 12:39 pm

      Thank you Karen, there's nothing like perfectly ripened tomatoes, even better when you can pick them from your garden!

      Reply
  2. Nancy says

    June 13, 2016 at 10:21 am

    This may not be authentic, but it is exactly like the salads served in all of the Greek restaurants in the Greektown district of Detroit. It's always been one of my favorite summertime meals. Your chicken marinade sounds simple yet oh so flavorful! Perfection on a plate. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      June 14, 2016 at 10:38 am

      Thanks so much Nancy, the chicken marinade really is so simple yet there is plenty of flavour, goes to show we don't need a ton of ingredients to make delicious food!

      Reply
  3. Alida @ Simply Delicious says

    June 09, 2016 at 3:39 am

    This salad looks SO great! Great idea for a healthy, quick, light meal.

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      June 13, 2016 at 11:04 pm

      Thanks so much Alida!

      Reply
  4. Amanda says

    June 07, 2016 at 5:18 pm

    I love the vibrant colours...this salad looks so tasty!!!

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      June 08, 2016 at 12:06 pm

      Thanks Amanda! The salad is super yummy 🙂

      Reply
  5. Louise Crosby says

    June 07, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    Fida, this looks really good, so colourful and healthy.

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      June 08, 2016 at 12:04 pm

      Thanks so much Louise, this is one of my favourite salads!

      Reply
  6. C.M. says

    June 06, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    Lovely, can't wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      June 07, 2016 at 10:39 am

      Thank you! I'm sure you'll enjoy this salad 🙂

      Reply
  7. nancyc says

    June 06, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    This looks like a great summer salad! I love everything in it–especially the feta cheese and olives!

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      June 06, 2016 at 2:59 pm

      Thanks Nancy, those are my favourites as well!

      Reply
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