Greek Chicken Salad
Seared oregano chicken over crisp romaine with cucumber, tomatoes, olives and feta.
lunchdinnergluten-freehigh-proteinmediterranean
Serves 4 · Prep 10 min · Cook 15 min · Greek
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb chicken breast
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 clove garlic, minced
- 8 cup romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- 2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 4 tbsp black olives
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Whisk 3 tablespoons olive oil, the vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper. Reserve half for the dressing.
- Toss the chicken with the other half of the mixture and let stand 10 minutes.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken 5 to 6 minutes per side until it reaches 165°F, then rest 5 minutes and slice.
- Toss the romaine, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion and olives with the reserved dressing in a large bowl.
- Top with the sliced chicken and feta and serve.
Nutrition facts (per serving)
| Calories | 460 |
| Protein | 40 g |
| Total carbohydrate | 15 g |
| Dietary fiber | 5 g |
| Total sugars | 2 g |
| Total fat | 27 g |
| Saturated fat | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 135 mg |
| Sodium | 1160 mg |
USDA FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04 and SR Legacy 2018-04): ingredient grams from FDC foodPortions, energy = protein/fat/carbohydrate × the food's specific Atwater factors (general 4/9/4 when FDC lists none), rounded per FDA 21 CFR 101.9(c).
USDA FoodData Central sources
- 1.25 lb chicken-breast → 567 g of Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 171077); lb (exact)
- 4 tbsp olive-oil → 54 g of Oil, olive, salad or cooking (SR Legacy, FDC 171413); FDC portion "1 tablespoon" = 13.5 g
- 3 tbsp red-wine-vinegar → 45 g of Vinegar, red wine (SR Legacy, FDC 172240); FDC portion "1 tbsp" = 14.9 g
- 2 tbsp lemon-juice → 31 g of Lemon juice, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 167747); FDC portion "1 cup" = 244 g
- 2 tsp dried-oregano → 4 g of Spices, oregano, dried (SR Legacy, FDC 171328); FDC portion "1 tsp, ground" = 1.8 g
- 2 clove garlic → 6 g of Garlic, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169230); FDC portion "1 clove" = 3 g
- 8 cup romaine-lettuce → 376 g of Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169247); FDC portion "1 cup shredded" = 47 g
- 1 each cucumber → 201 g of Cucumber, peeled, raw (SR Legacy, FDC 169225); FDC portion "1 medium" = 201 g
- 2 cup cherry-tomato → 304 g of Tomatoes, grape, raw (Foundation, FDC 321360); FDC portion "1 cup" = 152 g
- 0.5 each red-onion → 99 g of Onions, red, raw (Foundation, FDC 790577); FDC portion "1 onion edible" = 197 g
- 1 cup feta-cheese → 150 g of Cheese, feta (SR Legacy, FDC 173420); FDC portion "1 cup, crumbled" = 150 g
- 4 tbsp black-olives → 34 g of Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) (SR Legacy, FDC 169094); FDC portion "1 tbsp" = 8.4 g
- 1 tsp kosher-salt → 6 g of Salt, table, iodized (Foundation, FDC 746775); FDC portion "1 teaspoon" = 6.1 g
- 0.5 tsp black-pepper → 1 g of Spices, pepper, black (SR Legacy, FDC 170931); FDC portion "1 tsp, whole" = 2.9 g
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