CAMELOT FANTASIES

Herbed Greek Chicken Salad





This flavorful Greek chicken salad features fresh Mediterranean ingredients like lemon juice, tahini, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, and feta cheese.  Serve with toasted pita wedges.

Ingredients:



1 teaspoon  dried oregano   

1/2 teaspoon  garlic powder   

3/4 teaspoon  black pepper, divided   

1/2 teaspoon  salt, divided   

Cooking spray   

1 pound  skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes 

5 teaspoons  fresh lemon juice, divided   

1 cup  plain fat-free yogurt   

2 teaspoons  tahini (sesame-seed paste)   

1 teaspoon  bottled minced garlic   

8 cups  chopped romaine lettuce 

1 cup  peeled chopped English cucumber   

1 cup  grape tomatoes, halved   

6   pitted kalamata olives, halved   

1/4 cup  (1 ounce) crumbled feta cheese   



Preparation


Combine oregano, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken and spice mixture; sauté until chicken is done. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon juice; stir. Remove from pan.

Combine remaining 2 teaspoons juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, yogurt, tahini, and garlic in a small bowl; stir well. Combine lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, and olives. Place 2 1/2 cups of lettuce mixture on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1/2 cup chicken mixture and 1 tablespoon cheese. Drizzle each serving with 3 tablespoons yogurt mixture.