Chicken Gyro Salad with Creamy Tzatziki Sauce
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Chicken Gyro Salad with Creamy Tzatziki Sauce
Description
This recipe features chicken breasts marinated with red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic, oregano, rosemary, salt, and pepper, then grilled to moist tenderness. The tzatziki sauce is prepared by grating peeled cucumber, squeezing out excess moisture, and mixing it with plain Greek yogurt, lemon zest and juice, garlic, fresh dill, olive oil, salt, and black pepper, providing a refreshing and tangy complement.
For the salad, chopped romaine lettuce is combined with fresh mint, thinly sliced red onion, cucumber slices, and tomato wedges. The grilled chicken is sliced and layered on top, then drizzled with the tzatziki sauce. Warm flatbread cut into wedges accompanies the salad, allowing it to be eaten similarly to a gyro wrap or alongside as bread.
This salad offers a balance of textures and flavors from the herbaceous chicken, crisp vegetables, cooling sauce, and soft bread. It can serve as a satisfying lunch or dinner option featuring Mediterranean-inspired ingredients. Serving with warm flatbread encourages use as a hand-held meal.
Ingredients
For the Tzatziki Sauce:
- 1 cup yogurt plain, Greek
- 1 cucumber hothouse
- 1 lemon zested + 1 tablespoon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon dill fresh, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For the Chicken:
- 1 pound chicken breast boneless, skinless
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced (large
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1/2 teaspoon rosemary crushed, dried
- salt and pepper
For the Salad:
- 2 pieces flatbread
- 1 cup mint leaf fresh
- 1 onion sliced thin, small; red variety
- 1 cup cucumber sliced
- 1 cup tomato sliced wedges
- 6 cups romaine lettuce 2 cups for classic gyros, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to high heat. Place the chicken in a baking dish and top with vinegar, oil, herbs, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Mix to coat and allow the chicken to marinate for at least 15 minutes.
- For the Tzatziki Sauce: Cut the cucumber in half. Use half for the tzatziki sauce and slice the remaining half for the salad. Peel the half of the cucumber for the tzatziki sauce and grate it with a cheese grater. Wrap the shredded cucumber in paper towel and squeeze it firmly over the sink to extract extra moisture. Then place the cumber in a bowl. Add the yogurt, zest on 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, dill, salt and pepper. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Once the grill is hot, lower the heat to medium and grill the chicken for approximately 5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and allow it to rest 5 minutes before cutting.
- For the Salad: Pile chopped romaine in 4 bowls. Cut the flat bread into wedges. Slice the chicken and layer on top of each salad. Then arrange mint, red onion, cucumbers, tomato, flat bread wedges and tzatziki sauce all around the chicken.
Notes
- For a traditional chicken gyro experience, warm flatbreads are placed on plates and loaded with romaine, mint, red onion, cucumber, tomato, sliced chicken, and topped with creamy tzatziki sauce.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 311 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 12ounces | |
| Calories | 311kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 458mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 1012mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 7065IU | 141% |
| Vitamin C | 20.5mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 146mg | 15% |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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