CHICKEN SALAD WITH GREEK YOGURT

Chicken salad with Greek yogurt tasty, easy, and delicious as well as being light since it is without mayonnaise. The summer chicken salad is excellent prepared even the day before and enjoyed cold, it is perfect to take to work for lunch. To prepare the chicken salad, I used slices of grilled chicken breast; alternatively, you can use boiled chicken breast or if you made roasted chicken and have leftovers, you can use that. The chicken breast salad is really easy to make, and I used all raw vegetables and no potatoes. Now let’s see how to make chicken and vegetable salad with Greek yogurt, and if you try it, let me know. Barbara

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chicken and vegetable salad with Greek yogurt
  • Difficulty: Very Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Rest time: 30 Minutes
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Portions: 4
  • Cooking methods: Stove
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients to prepare Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt

  • 2/3 lbs chicken breast
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1/3 cup green olives (pitted)
  • 2/3 cups Greek yogurt
  • to taste salt
  • to taste pepper
  • to taste extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • to taste chives (optional)
  • leaves basil

How to prepare Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt

  • Let’s start preparing Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt, clean the carrot, wash it

  • and grate it with a large-hole grater,

  • clean the celery stalks and cut them into pieces.

  • Clean the bell pepper, remove the seeds inside, and then cut it into pieces,

  • slice the olives.

  • Grill the chicken breast, cooking it well on both sides.

  • When the chicken breast is cooked, let it cool and then cut it into pieces, trying also to shred it,

  • pour the vegetables and chicken breast into the bowl,

  • season with extra virgin olive oil and set aside.

  • Pour Greek yogurt in a bowl, season with salt, pepper, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil,

  • I also added some chives, mix well to obtain a homogeneous sauce.

  • Pour the yogurt sauce into the bowl with the chicken and vegetables.

  • Mix well,

    Chicken salad with Greek yogurt
  • and add basil leaves broken by hand

    Chicken salad with Greek yogurt
  • Store the Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt in the refrigerator for at least half an hour before consuming it.

How to store the Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt

You can store it in the refrigerator for 2 days

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