Easy Grilled Chicken Gyro Salad
Mouthwatering juicy grilled chicken on a healthy refreshing Greek style salad.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1-1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast (cut into 4-6 ounce pieces. cut breast on an angle so it looks like smaller breast pieces. Don't cut to thick or the marinade won't pernitrate.
The Brine
- 1/2 cup kosher salt
- 2 quarts water
The Marinade
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- zest of lemon finely minced
- juice of half a lemon
- 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
The Salad
- lettuce of your choice
- tomato, cucumber, red onion, shave red cabbage (optional)
- feta to taste
- Kalamata olives, yellow chili peppers
- Italian or Greek dressing (see link above)
- pita, we made fresh (see above)
- anything you want-carrot, bell pepper, grilled veggies, mushrooms.....
Extra fun
- yogurt sauce, salsas, pickles etc...
Instructions
- add the salt to the water and mix well. Add chicken to the brine and brine for 1/2 hour
- make the marinade by combining all the ingredients. add chicken for at least 1/2 hour up to 24 hours
- grill, broil, sauté chicken until it reaches 160 degrees
- make the salad and salad dressing (or use store bought)
- let chicken rest for 5 minutes then slice across the grain and top the salad