Greek salad with croutons and chicken

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make Greek salad with croutons and chicken? Prepare your food. Wash and dry the vegetables well, lettuce leaves and basil with special care - excess moisture will ruin the dish. The fillet is better suited chilled, it will turn out juicier. Thaw frozen food first.

2. STEP 2

   

   Spread clean and dried fillets with salt and paprika. In addition, you can use any spices to your taste.

3. STEP 3

   

   Wrap the fillet in foil, being careful to tuck the edges in so the juices don't spill out. Place the resulting bundle in a baking dish. Bake the meat for 40 minutes in the oven at 180°C. Then remove it from the oven and cool completely. Fillet baked in this way turns out very juicy and soft. But you can use fried or boiled meat.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cut the bread into cubes, place in a frying pan and drizzle with olive oil. Fry the bread until golden brown over low heat. Cool the finished crackers.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cut the cucumbers into half slices.

6. STEP 6

   

   Tomatoes - in slices.

7. STEP 7

   

   Remove the core and seeds from the bell pepper. Cut the pulp into strips.

8. STEP 8

   

   Peel the onion and cut into half rings.

9. STEP 9

   

   Chop the basil. It can be replaced with any dry or fresh herbs to taste. Cut the cheese into cubes. Traditionally, feta or feta cheese is added to Greek salad; choose high-quality cheese, without vegetable fats in the composition.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cut the chilled fillet into thin slices.

11. STEP 11

    

    Place cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and basil in a salad bowl. Salt and pepper the vegetables, then pour in the oil and lemon juice. Stir the salad.

12. STEP 12

    

    Take a large flat dish. Place lettuce leaves on it. Top with dressed vegetable salad.

13. STEP 13

    

    Place pieces of chicken fillet, sliced ​​cheese, and olives on top. Add the croutons last to keep them crispy and tasty.

14. STEP 14

    

    Serve the salad immediately - the seasoned vegetables will release their juice over time. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

AlenaCi

29.07.2023

4.8

Cool salad, thanks! I also prepare a salad with smoked chicken with vegetables and olives. Light, aromatic and delicious.

ViktoriI

29.07.2023

4.8

The salad is truly original, with many ingredients combined with each other, each of which brings its own specific taste and aroma. This beauty is definitely worth preparing for some holiday, as it is truly colorful, bright and incredibly tasty. I made this as a test, although I fried the loaf in a frying pan and did not use lettuce or wine vinegar, but the salad exceeded all expectations! Many thanks to the author of this dish!

Anna_1988

29.07.2023

5

Great recipe!)

Lorazh

29.07.2023

4.8

What a delicious salad!! I’ll definitely make it!)) Thanks for the recipe!))

AnnaSer

29.07.2023

4.6

An unusual version of Greek salad. The salad is very tasty, bright, elegant, appetizing and aromatic. All the ingredients combine wonderfully and complement each other. My family and I really liked this version of Greek salad, although we have long been accustomed to its classic version, without croutons and chicken. But we found this recipe even more interesting, and, of course, much more rich and satisfying. I completely agree with you that it will decorate a festive table and is suitable for a large company in the amount indicated here.