Cooking Greek salad with chicken

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The main feature of this dish is this nuance: the ingredients are cut rather large. Today we will talk about Greek salad with chicken - an authentic national dish that has won worldwide recognition. In the course of cooking, vegetables with cheese, olives and other appetizers are combined according to the principle voiced by James Bond in the 007 series, that is, they are not mixed. This method, which may seem rather strange, is explained by European culinary specialists by the fact that the classic Greek salad with chicken allows you to feel the tastes of each ingredient: individually and as a whole. Are you ready to experience them too? Then let's get started!

A few words about this snack

Due to the presence of greens, various vegetables and fresh cheese, Greek salad with chicken is traditionally considered a vitamin, nutritious dish that can replace a full dinner. To make it more satisfying, however, and not loaded with unnecessary kilocalories, tender chicken is added there (usually fillet). As a rule, in the recipe for Greek salad with chicken, the dressing is prepared from lemon, olive oil, and spices. Oftenbalsamic vinegar is used. For example, in Greece there is such a tradition - an appetizer with the addition of such vinegar is served at celebrations, feasts - for super-important guests.

Greek salad, classic recipe - with chicken

We take the following ingredients for the dish: a filet in the amount of half a kilogram, a few cucumbers, cheese - 100 grams (feta or cheese), a couple of onions, a few tomatoes, a jar of black olives, pitted, a couple of cloves of garlic, herb spices, s alt with pepper. For dressing, take the juice of one lemon, 3-4 tablespoons of cold-pressed olive oil. And for decoration we will use fresh herbs in large quantities.

Marine the meat

1. Greek chicken salad is pretty easy to make. Defrost the chicken fillet beforehand (if it was purchased frozen). Then we wash the meat in cool water and cut off the excess veins with the skin. Cut the fillet into large cubes.
2. For raw meat, prepare the marinade (a mixture of olive oil with lemon juice and chopped garlic with spices). For piquancy, you can also add mustard with red pepper and curry.
3. Place the fillet pieces in a separate container, evenly pour the dressing over and mix the chopped meat by hand so that the marinade is better absorbed. We cover the dish with plastic wrap and send it down the refrigerator for several hours. This time is enough for the meat to be saturated with the aromas of spices and herbs.

Cooking Greek Chicken Salad

1. Rinse well-marinated fillet pieces with water, dry and fry in a pan or in a multicooker bowl - from different sides until cooked. Transfer the meat to a plate and leave to cool completely.
2. Cut the feta cheese into medium-sized cubes. If you use cheese for cooking, which is s alty in itself, then you can not add s alt to the Greek salad with chicken (in the case when the cheese is even too s alty, we soak it in milk or mineral water for half an hour). At the end, cut this ingredient into fairly large cubes.
3. Cucumbers with tomatoes are peeled from the stalks, also cut into large pieces: tomatoes in slices, cucumbers in a semicircle.
4. Slice pitted olives in half or rings.
5. The bottom of a deep large container is decorated with lettuce leaves. Lay the chicken on them one by one. Then - vegetables, cheese, olives. Sprinkle the salad with chopped herbs on top (you can use parsley and dill, as well as basil, cilantro, if desired). Season this vitamin-rich dish with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Refill option

Also, for a Greek salad, you can prepare an original dressing sauce. It is made from grated egg yolk, chopped garlic, mustard, lemon juice and olive oil. Stir the entire resulting mass with a whisk (or mixer) until smooth. And then immediately fill the dish with it.

Importantaccessory – croutons

For an original taste and nutritional value, we also add crackers to the Greek appetizer. We cut thin slices of bread into small cubes or strips, sprinkle with olive oil, and then either fry in a pan or bake in the oven until golden brown. During cooking, so that the bread product is evenly fried or baked, we turn the blanks several times with a spatula on a baking sheet or pan. Ready-made crackers retain a pleasant crunch when added to a dish just before serving.

Serving details

If desired, you can decorate the salad with pine nuts, chopping them first. And to enhance the taste of the salad, you can add avocado to it. We cut the fruit in half, peel it from the stone with the skin, and cut the pulp coarsely, adding it to the salad. At the same time, the dish does not lose its taste, and the avocado harmonizes in an unusual way with chicken and vegetables. Bon appetit everyone!