Mediterranean Chicken Salad

I make salads often at home but, for some reason, I rarely deviate from the typical ingredients I use! Well this salad inspired me and I'm determined to start making it at home for myself and my family regularly. The recipe is super easy too! Use as much or as little of the ingredients as you'd like. The recipe below is for one large serving.

  

Ingredients:

2 cups spring mix

1 cup of fresh spinach

5 to 7 hearts of palm

1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes

1 1/2 oz crumbled feta cheese

5-10 Calamato olives

2-3 slices of red onion

1/2 avocado

4 oz grilled chicken

Easy Grilled Chicken Recipe

This is one of my favorite recipes and is hardly a recipe at all. Just a few ingredients and a barbecue (or you can broil it too!) and it's done!

 

Ingredients:

4 Chicken breasts

   (Trimmed & sliced down the center. I like

    mine thin. Quantity depends on how many

    you want to make)

Light balsamic vinaigrette dressing

    (Any brand you prefer)

Mrs Dash no salt seasoning

    (Any flavor you like)

Two lemons

 

Directions For Chicken:

 

• Layer the chicken in a tupperware container. After each layer, pour some of the dressing in it, squeeze a little bit of the lemon juice and sprinkle with seasoning.  Flip over and do the same with the other side.  Do this until all of the chicken is well seasoned and is in the container. 
• Place in the refrigerator and marinate it at least a few hours or over night.
• If you have a grill,  grill it up on the barbecue but if not, just put it on a cookie sheet and broil or bake in the oven at 400 degrees. I prefer the BBQ but it tastes good both ways.
• And that's it! Comes out yummy and you don't need much at all ;-). I do the same thing with Tilapia, Swai and other fish as well. 

Directions For Salad:

Place the spring mix and spinach in a shallow bowl.  Add the other toppings on top and eat!  Because of the strong taste of the feta, hearts of palm and sun dried tomatoes, it doesn't even require dressing. If you do prefer to have dressing with it,  balsamic vinaigrette is perfect with it!