Grilled Lemon Mediterranean Chicken Salad

Steps to make

1. 1

   Prepare dressing

   1 min
   

   In a jar or small bowl, whisk 2 tablespoons of olive oil with the juice from 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons of water, 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons of chopped, fresh parsley, 2 teaspoons of dried basil, 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of dried oregano, 1 teaspoon of salt and some cracked pepper, to taste, until well combined into a marinade. Pour half of the prepared marinade into a low dish and refrigerate the remaining half to use as dressing later.

2. 2

   Marinate chicken

   30 min
   

   Add 1 pound of chicken thighs or fillets to the low dish with marinade and generously coat. Refrigerate for about 15-30 minutes to marinate.

4. 3

   Prepare salad

   2 min
   

   In a salad bowl, gently toss 4 cups of lettuce leaves with 1 large cucumber, 2 diced plum tomatoes, 1 sliced red onion, 1 sliced avocado and ⅓ cup of pitted and sliced Kalamata olives, if using.

5. 4

   Grill chicken

   15 min
   

   Once well marinated, in a grill pan over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add the marinated chicken pieces. Grill on both sides until evenly browned and cooked perfectly through the center. Rest for 5 minutes.

6. 5

   Serve

   

   Slice the chicken pieces and place over the salad then, drizzle the remaining marinade dressing over and serve with lemon wedges.