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Village Greek Salad with Chicken

A village style Greek salad, known as “horiatiki” in Greece, typically does not use lettuce and the vegetables are in rough chunks. Adding lean chicken makes it hearty enough to be a light meal with some crusty bread. It is even better in the summer when tomatoes and produce are at their peak of freshness.

Prep Time

PT20M

Serves

6

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (500 mL) cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 English cucumber, medium, unpeeled
  • 1 green pepper, medium, cut into chunks
  • 1 red pepper, medium, cut into chunks
  • 1 red onion, medium, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 cups (750 mL) chicken breasts, cooked cut into 1 inch (2.5 cm) chunks
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) black olives, pitted, sliced
  • 6 oz (175 g) feta cheese
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) oregano, dried
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) thyme, dried
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) black pepper

    • Instructions

    1. 1 Cut the cucumber in half length-wise and then slice each half into 2 or 3 long strips. Cut across into 1 inch (2.5 cm) chunks and add to a large salad bowl. Add cherry tomatoes, red onion, red and green pepper and garlic to bowl.
    2. 2 Add chopped cooked chicken and sliced olives to salad bowl.
    3. 3 Crumble feta and add to bowl. Sprinkle with dried oregano, dried thyme, lemon juice and olive oil. Toss it all together and put in the refrigerator for at least a half hour for flavours to mingle. Taste and adjust seasonings. Add more lemon juice if you like your salad more tart.
    4. 4 To serve, toss again and garnish with a generous grind of fresh ground black pepper.
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