Greek Chicken Salad with Homemade Croutons
I wanted to make a salad to serve with the fire-roasted tomato soup with homemade croutons and cheesy garlic bread for dinner. We loved the combination of spicy pepperoncini, tangy olives, salty feta, crunchy croutons, and tender chicken tossed with Fran’s vinaigrette. It was a fantastic salad filled with great flavors and textures that my whole family enjoyed. It paired nicely with our tomato soup and cheesy bread.
Greek Chicken Salad with Homemade Croutons
Chicken:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- Oregano, to taste
- Garlic powder, to taste
Salad:
- 4 cups of romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 baby bell peppers, sliced (red & yellow)
- 2 tbsp pepperoncini slices
- 2 tbsp kalamata olives, sliced
- 2 tbsp feta cheese
- Homemade croutons (click the link for the recipe)
- Fran’s vinaigrette, to taste (click the link for the recipe)
How to Make a Greek Chicken Salad with Homemade Croutons
Make the homemade croutons–click here for the recipe.
Make Fran’s Vinaigrette–click here for the recipe.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Heat the olive oil in an OVENPROOF large skillet over medium-high heat.
Season each side of the chicken breasts with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, oregano, and garlic powder, to taste.
Place the chicken in the HOT skillet and cook for 4 minutes, until golden brown. Flip and continue cooking for 4 minutes.
Place the OVENPROOF large skillet in the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the chicken has cooked through.
Remove from the oven and place on a cutting board to rest for 5 minutes before slicing into bite-size pieces.
Make the salad by placing the lettuce in a large bowl and topping it with bell pepper, pepperoncini slices, kalamata olives, feta cheese, homemade croutons, and sliced chicken.
Drizzle some of the well-whisked vinaigrette on top, to taste, and toss to coat evenly.
Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Equipment
- Ovenproof Large Skillet
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- Oregano to taste
- Garlic powder to taste
Salad:
- 4 cups of romaine lettuce chopped
- 2 baby bell peppers sliced (Red & yellow)
- 2 tbsp pepperoncini slices
- 2 tbsp kalamata olives sliced
- 2 tbsp feta cheese
- Homemade croutons (see the recipe link above)
- Fran's vinaigrette to taste (see the recipe link above)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Heat the olive oil in an OVENPROOF large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Season each side of the chicken breasts with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, oregano, and garlic powder, to taste.
- Place the chicken in the HOT skillet and cook for 4 minutes, until golden brown. Flip and continue cooking for 4 minutes.
- Place the OVENPROOF large skillet in the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the chicken has cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and place on a cutting board to rest for 5 minutes before slicing into bite-size pieces.
- Make the salad by placing the lettuce in a large bowl and topping it with bell pepper, pepperoncini slices, kalamata olives, feta cheese, homemade croutons, and sliced chicken.
- Drizzle some of the well-whisked vinaigrette on top, to taste, and toss to coat evenly.
- Serve immediately. Enjoy.
delicious salad! pepperoncini are a favorite of mine!
Mmmmm…what a delicious salad!
Mmmmm, looks great Pam. I love to add a rotisserie chicken to salad and make it a meal. I have salad paddles just like that that I got at my beloved Bass Lake. I think of great family times every time we use them!
Hugs,
Kris
A batch of homemade croutons can really make a salad pop. Plus, they are much less salty than the packaged version!
UAU Pam,
What a colourful, delicious and refreshing suggestion you’re giving us!!
Cheers,
Love Greek salads….. and you can’t go wrong with homemade croutons!
The whole meal sounds great, Pam. I’m glad you are feeling better at last!
I have a huge costco-sized package of feta to use up so this here is just perfect!
I’ve decided that homemade croutons are the best! What a great salad!
oh my gosh, it’s my new favorite lunch! yum!!
I love Greek salad, and with the addition of homemade croutons yours is AMAZING!
I love Greek salad Pam and yours sounds delicious – I might have to add a couple of those nasty anchovies to mine though :-).
With Sprinh just around the corner I am drawn to salad and lighter fare.
Oh yum! Now if only I would cook again…not easy doing it for one!
love this absolutelyA!
There’s nothing like a good hearty salad with chicken!
It looks amazing and so colourful !
I love greek salads !
Looks just wonderful and sounds like a yummy dinner with your tomato soup!
Soup and salad is a great meal. Love the Greek additions.
I always get Greek salads at restaurants!
I absolutely love this salad with the chicken and the croutons. This is one of my favorite ways to eat a salad.
This is such a gorgeous salad. And yes, I think it goes perfectly with your Fire Roasted tomato soup! Those croutons look delicious too, perfect addition to this salad.
A delightful and nutritious salad, Pam. Right up my alley.
That salad is a meal in itself, Pam. The bite of the feta, pepperocini, and briny olives would make my mouth water.