Leftover Chicken Gyro Salad
with lemon dill dressing
With flavorful chicken leftover from earlier in the week, these dinner salads don't require any cooking and come together super fast. A tart, fresh lemon dill dressing gives the salads a great boost of Greek-inspired flavor.
Ingredients
- Eggs - 4
- Onions, medium red - 1/2 , thinly sliced
- Carrots - 8 oz , thinly sliced
- Tomatoes, medium - 1 , chopped
- Lettuce, romaine - 2 hearts , chopped
- Olives, any pitted (5 oz / 142 g) - 1 can , drained and rinsed (look for pre-sliced to save time)
- Marinated chicken (leftover from Tuesday) - ~1 1/4 lbs
- Dill, fresh - 1/2 tsp , chopped (sub dried)
- Oregano, dried - 1/2 tsp
- Garlic, powder - 1/2 tsp
- Vinegar, red or white wine - 2 Tbsp
- Oil, olive - 4 Tbsp
- Lemon juice - 1 1/2 tsp
Prep
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Boil eggs - Cover eggs with cold water in a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil and then turn off heat. Put a lid on the pan and let eggs sit in hot water for 11 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Make lemon dill dressing - Chop dill. Combine dill, oregano, garlic powder, vinegar, olive oil and lemon juice. (Can be done up to 4 days ahead)
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Onions / Carrots - Prep as directed. Store separately. (Can be done up to 4 days ahead)
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Tomatoes / Lettuce - Prep as directed.
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Olives - Drain and rinse olives. (Chop into slices if not already sliced.)
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Make
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Slice leftover chicken and warm in the microwave or in a skillet with some oil.
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Peel eggs and slice into wedges.
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Assemble salad by forming a bed of lettuce and topping it with onions, carrots, tomatoes, chicken, olives and eggs. Top salads with lemon dill dressing at the table. Enjoy!
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