Mediterranean Diet Chicken Salad is colorful, flavorful, and full of healthy ingredients.
This tasty salad features the fresh flavors of lettuce and vegetables topped with a homemade lemon vinaigrette dressing.
Easy Mediterranean diet salad made with chicken.
This is the perfect meal idea for lunch or dinner.
There are also many ways to personalize this recipe to your needs.
Did you try my recipe for Cantaloupe and Strawberry Summer Salad ?
That salad recipe made with fruit is another healthy and delicious recipe idea. Both this salad with chicken recipe and that recipe for a fruit salad would go nicely when served together.
I like to make my homemade vinaigrettes and other dressing in a salad dressing shaker that I can also store them in. You can find a selection of salad dressing shakers here.
Frequently asked questions about making salads.
A "really good salad" is somewhat of a subjective thing.
We all know that opinions can differ.
However, when it comes to a structurally good salad, there are several factors to consider in a good salad.
🥗 Fresh ingredients that are of good quality is an important factor.
🥗 A variety of colors and shapes makes a salad more interesting visually.
and,
🥗 Textures and flavors that both complement one another and add their own weight to the salad as a whole.
Some folks also like to have a protein, such as chicken, in their salad as well.
The parts of a salad can differ depending on if the salad is intended to be a meal or an appetizer. A salad that is intended to be served as a meal will usually be larger than an appetizer salad. Also, a meal salad will most likely have a bigger variety of ingredients as it is the meal in itself.
Here are the parts that you are more likely to see in a salad.
The base- lettuce and greens.
Flavor and color add-ins - tomatoes, peppers, fruit, etc.
Dressing- the wet ingredient that makes the other ingredients cohesive.
Toppings- croutons, cheese, etc. that are added for flavor and to make the salad more attractive.
Tips for making a great tasting salad.
Using fresh ingredients is essential to the success of this recipe.
Fresh ingredients are full of flavor, color, and the texture that they bring to this recipe.
Here are some more great tips for you.
- My salad was made with white meat chicken breast. Feel free to use the chicken of your choice or omit the chicken entirely
- The easiest way to prepare the chicken if you do not have freshly made chicken or leftovers to use, is to purchase a rotisserie chicken. Alternatively, you can purchase already cooked chicken strips to use in this recipe.
- Do you not want to use chicken? Try this salad with salad shrimp, cooked salmon, grilled tofu or even with vegan chicken alternative.
How to store leftover salad.
This salad should really be served immediately, especially once your have added the dressing. If you do have leftovers, do not add the dressing and instead, store the salad in an airtight container or zip top bag. It is best to add the vinegarette dressing just before serving the salad.
By the way, while you are here you may also be interested in these ideas.
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About this Easy Chicken Salad.
There are really two parts to this salad.
One part is to actually make the salad while the second part is making the vinegarette dressing.
Grilled chicken is added to this salad as a source of protein.
You can grill the chicken fresh or use already grilled chicken.
The other ingredients added to this salad offer a variety of colors as well as flavors to this recipe.
Ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Diet Chicken Salad
- Chicken Breast. The grilled chicken bread should be sliced into bite sized pieces.
- Spring Mix. You can get away with using a bagged spring mix.
- Romaine Lettuce.. Clean your romaine and then chop it into bite sized pieces.
- Bell Pepper. Remove the seeds before slicing the pepper thin.
- Onion. A flavorful red onion works well. Slice the onion thin as well.
- Tomatoes. My salad was made with sliced cherry tomatoes. Grape tomatoes or a similar tomato would also work.
- Feta Cheese. Really, Parmesan, Asiago, or any similar cheese could also work.
- For the dressing you will need extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, seasonings, and dijon mustard.
Expert Tip👉 Feel free to omit any of the listed ingredients or add ingredients in addition as desired.
How to make Mediterranean Diet Chicken Salad
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
- Whisk or combine the vinaigrette ingredients together. Set this aside while you assemble the salad.
- Prepare the ingredients as indicated. This include slicing the chicken and other ingredients that also need to be sliced.
- To prepare the salad, first place your spring mix and the romaine in a large bowl. Use a salad tong or similar item to toss the lettuces together.
- Layer the remaining ingredients, except for the chicken, dressing and cheese, over the lettuce and toss again.
- If you are not serving the salad yet, cover it up and refrigerate it and the vinegarette separately.
- Before serving this salad, drizzle a small amount of shaken or whisked vinaigrette over the salad ingredients. Toss the ingredients and that repeat.
- Top the salad with the chicken and cheese before serving.
Expert Tip👉 Make this recipe ahead of time. Simply cover and refrigerate without adding the vinegarette dressing, chicken, and cheese. Then when you are ready to serve, you can add these ingredients.
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Mediterranean Diet Chicken Salad, a simple and delicious recipe made with healthy ingredients and a homemade lemon vinaigrette dressing.
Mediterranean Diet Chicken Salad,
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken Breast -cooked and sliced, see post for alternatives.
- 2 cups Spring Mix
- 3 cups Romaine Lettuce
- 1 Bell Pepper -sliced
- 1 Onion -red sliced
- 1 cup Tomatoes -cherry or grape sized
- â…“ cup Feta Cheese
For the dressing-
- â…“ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- â…“ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 3 tsp Seasonings
Instructions
- Whisk or combine together the vinaigrette ingredients together. Set this aside while you assemble the salad.
- Prepare the ingredients as needed. This include slicing the chicken and other ingredients needing to get sliced as well as cleaning your greens as needed.
- To prepare the salad, first place your spring mix and the romaine in a large bowl. Use a salad tong or similar item to toss the lettuces together.
- Layer the remaining ingredients, except for the chicken, dressing and cheese, over the lettuce and toss again.
- If you are not serving the salad yet, cover it up and refrigerate it and the vinegarette separately.
- Before serving, drizzle a small amount of shaken or whisked vinaigrette over the salad ingredients. Toss the ingredients and that repeat. Top the salad with the chicken and cheese before serving.
Recipe Notes
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe. Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. To make this recipe fully vegan, please make sure that you are using fully vegan ingredients.
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Nutrition
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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