Monday, November 4, 2013

Greek Vegetable and Feta Salad with Grilled Chicken

This has been one of my favorites recently. I wanted a salad but was out of lettuce- I improvised and haven't looked back! I do still enjoy a lettuce salad but this is so good with a piece of grilled chicken, fish, or shrimp that I make it about once a week now. Feel free to add or subtract any ingredients to your liking!



Ingredients
-1 tomato, diced
-1 red bell pepper (or yellow, or orange), chopped
-1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
-1/4 cup kalamata olives, chopped
-1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbles or chopped into small cubes
-1/4 cup mint, chopped
-1/4 cup basil, chopped
-juice of one lemon
-1 garlic clove, minced
-1/4 cup olive oil
-salt and pepper
-2 pieces of fish (any white fish works well), 2 chicken breasts, or 2 shrimp skewers

Directions
-Whisk together lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, and 1 tsp each salt and pepper. Pour half of the dressing on the meat or fish to marinate while you are composing the salad.
-Toss chopped vegetables with the mint, basil, olives, and feta cheese. Pour remainder of dressing onto salad and toss. Salt and pepper to taste.
-Grill or bake the meat/fish and serve with a scoop of the salad. I like to use a little bit of fresh basil or mint as a garnish.

Notes: Depending on how much salad you'd like to serve with each piece of meat, this recipe can make anywhere between 2-4 portions. Enjoy!!

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