GREEK GRILLED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SALAD WITH WARM PITA BREAD F

Greek Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Salad With Warm Pita Bread F image

This came from one of my Rachael Ray cookbooks. I tried it a couple of summers ago and it's one of our favorites. The whole family loves this. Very flavorful!

Provided by cookin4six

Time 25m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 1/3-1 1/2 lbs chicken breast tenders, 2 packages from meat case
salt and pepper
8 pita breads
1 lemon, juice and zest of, ripe
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar, eyeball it
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, eyeball it
2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano, 4 stems, stripped of leaves and chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 romaine lettuce hearts, chopped
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olive, coarsely chopped
8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
2 vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
1/3 seedless cucumber or 1/3 English cucumber, diced
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, a couple of handfuls, chopped

Steps:

Preheat grill pan over high heat.
Place chicken in shallow dish and season with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 275°F.
Wrap pita breads in foil.
Place in warm oven and heat until dinner is served.
Combine lemon zest, juice and vinegar in a bowl and whisk in oil.
Add oregano, garlic and whisk again to combine into dressing.
Pour half the dressing over chicken tenders.
Turn tenders in dressing to coat.
Combine remaining salad ingredients in a bowl.
Pour remaining dressing over salad and toss well.
The salad should be very lightly dressed.
Season salad with salt and pepper and transfer to a large serving platter.
Grill tenders 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer hot tenders to the salad lined serving platter.
Remove pitas from oven and unwrap.
Cut pitas in half and arrange around the edge of platter.
To serve, each person can pile grilled chicken and veggies into pita halves, wrap up on either side and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 997.4, Fat 46.1, SaturatedFat 13.8, Cholesterol 141.2, Sodium 1593.1, Carbohydrate 87.9, Fiber 11.4, Sugar 10.8, Protein 59.7