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I love the flavors of my version of Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad. I’m always thinking of how I can take this chicken recipe and make it into a quick dinner with just a few ingredients. Nice crisp salads for the summer time are the best, for an summer night out in the back patio. Instead of croutons, I added garbanzo beans for a healthier alternative, but feel free to add purchased croutons for a crisp crunch.

If you can, try and buy organic chicken, and use it for two meals to stretch your budget. I like to buy air-chilled chickens such as Mary’s Free Range Chickens found in most local stores or at your famer’s markets. To learn more about air-chilled chickens and recipes check this Whole Foods site.

Here are a few health benefits of buying organic chicken.

More Flavorful – As the chickens are grown up in a healthy setting, so a more deep and pleasant flavor is not much of a surprise. Furthermore, the bones also come to be stronger as the animals are always in the state of movement in a large area.
Higher Meat Quality – The very first benefit to health provided by is the quality of meat which is much better than other forms of chicken. The prime reason for this is the fact that these free range hens have access to various insects and organisms which are rich in protein and other minerals. All of the researchers in the domain of poultry farming are of the view that the meat quality is positively effectuated by the insects consumed by the chicken.
No Presence of Antibiotics – Another major benefit of the free range poultry is the no presence of antibiotics in the meat and the entire body. Contrary to this, the chicken brought in the industry settings is given various forms of antibiotics, but that is not the case with the free range hens.

Greek Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

Best quick dinner can you throw together in no time!

Course Salad

Cuisine Greek

Keyword caesar, CaliforniaGreek, salad

Servings 4

Author Mary Papoulias-Platis

Ingredients

4 skinless chicken breasts
2 heads of romaine lettuce, washed, torn into bite-size pieces
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
1 large cucumber, sliced
1 can organic garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 lb Greek mizithra cheese

Marinade

1 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 lemons
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano

Dressing

1 cup olive oil
2 heaping tablespoons Dijon mustard
4 anchovy fillets
Juice of 4 lemons
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
2 garlic cloves, crushed

Instructions

Place the chicken breasts in a shallow bowl. Combine all the ingredients for the marinate in a medium bowl and whisk together. Pour over chicken and refrigerate.
The chicken is best on the BBQ, or can be prepared in a skillet. Prepare the chicken, cover with foil and let sit for 10 minutes.
In a blender, blend the olive oil and mustard. Add the anchovies, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce and garlic. Set aside.
Place greens, peppers, cucumber, and garbanzo beans on 4 plates. Place chicken breast on top whole or sliced. Add shaved cheese.
Drizzle the greens with dressing, or pass the dressing around.