Mediterranean Chicken Salad

The Mediterranean version of chicken salad, which combines feta cheese, cucumbers, roasted red peppers, and black olives with Greek yogurt and dill dressing, is a tasty and simple take on the classic dish.

Is chicken salad freezer-friendly?

It’s not the best idea to freeze chicken salad because of the yogurt and mayo. When defrosted, the mayo will separate and take on an odd texture. Rather, simply freeze the chicken by itself. After that, refrigerate it overnight to defrost. Make a new batch of chicken salad with that.

Ingredients For Mediterranean Chicken Salad

1. One and a half cups cooked, skinless, boneless chicken breast
2. 1/4 cup feta cheese with little fat
3. 1/4 cup chopped celery
4. 1/4 cup diced Persian cucumbers
5. 1/4 cup diced roasted red peppers (drained and dried)
6. 1/4 cup chopped black olives
7. 2 tablespoons chopped red onions
8. 1/4 cup Greek yoghurt without fat
9. 3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
10. 1 tablespoon freshly chopped dill
11. 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
12. 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice
13. Half a teaspoon onion powder
14. Half a teaspoon salt
15. Half a teaspoon pepper
16. 1/4 tsp celery seed

Instructions For Mediterranean Chicken Salad

1. Combine the Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, onion powder, fresh parsley, dill, and celery seeds.
2. Add the feta cheese, red onions, olives, roasted red peppers, celery, and cucumbers. If necessary, season and taste.
3. If at all feasible, refrigerate for one hour prior to serving so that the flavours can meld and intensify.

Recipe Suggestions and Adaptations

As soon as you begin preparing chicken salad, you’ll want to try out all the different flavour combinations. These are some suggestions that go particularly nicely with this salad of Mediterranean chicken.

• For an added crunch, try adding chopped pistachios, almonds, or walnuts.
• Use dried cranberries, dates, or apricots to add some sweetness. It tastes even better with fresh fruit, like as grapes or apples.
• Chopped jalapeño or pepperoncini peppers can add some spiciness.
• Try varying the kinds of olives you use to alter their flavour. Green olives are softer in flavour, whereas kalamata olives elevate it to a Greek level.
  Add some capers for a salty touch. 
• Try adding some rosemary or thyme if you enjoy using fresh herbs.
• provide some chickpeas to provide some fibre.

Facts about Nutrition
Serving Size: 1/3 cup; Serving Quantity

149 calories Fat Calories: 61% of Daily Value
7g/10% Total Fat
2g8% of Saturated Fat
1g0% of monounsaturated fat
0g0% Polyunsaturated Fat
48 mg of cholesterol, or 16%
698 milligrammes of sodium30%
Total Carbohydrate 4g1%
Dietary Fiber 0g3%
Sugars 2g