Mediterranean Chicken Salad recipe

Ingredients

• for Marinade: 2 tablespoons olive oil
• juice of 1 lemon (1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice)
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons garlic , minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• cracked pepper , to taste
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken thigh fillets or breasts
• Salad: 4 cups Romaine lettuce leaves, washed and dried
• 1 large cucumber , diced
• 2 Roma tomatoes , diced
• 1 red onion , sliced
• 1 avocado , sliced
• 1/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives (or black olives), sliced
• Lemon wedges

Instructions

1. Whisk together all of the marinade/dressing ingredients in a large jug. Pour out half of the marinade into a large, shallow dish. Refrigerate the remaining marinade to use as the dressing later.
2. Add the chicken to the marinade in the bowl; marinade chicken for 15-30 minutes (or up to two hours in the refrigerator if time allows).
3. prepare all of the salad ingredients and mix in a large salad bowl.
4. Once chicken is ready, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Grill chicken on both sides until browned and completely cooked through.
5. Allow chicken to rest for 5 minutes; slice and arrange over salad.
6. Drizzle salad with the remaining UNTOUCHED dressing. Serve with lemon wedges.