Best quick dinner can you throw together in no time!
Course
Salad
Cuisine
Greek
Keyword
caesar, CaliforniaGreek, salad
Servings4
AuthorMary Papoulias-Platis
Ingredients
4skinless chicken breasts
2heads of romaine lettuce, washed, torn into bite-size pieces
1red pepper, thinly sliced
1large cucumber, sliced
1can organic garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1/4lbGreek mizithra cheese
Marinade
1cupextra virgin olive oil
2lemons
1teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonpepper
1teaspoondried oregano
Dressing
1cupolive oil
2heaping tablespoons Dijon mustard
4anchovy fillets
Juice of 4 lemons
2tablespoonsWorcestershire
2garlic 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.
Recipe Notes
Mizithra is a hard white goat cheese found in the deli section of your supermarket next to the feta cheese.