Fresh Tzatziki Chicken Salad – for a High Protein Lunch
Tzatziki Chicken Salad is just like it sounds – made with a simple tzatziki sauce, chicken and fresh veggies to enjoy in pita wraps, on a bed of crunchy lettuce, or eat with pita chips as a snack.
Tzatziki Chicken Salad
The flavor and base of this salad is the same as traditional tzatziki sauce. You’ll use plain greek yogurt, dill, mint, garlic, lemon and lime juice, red onion and cucumber to make this fresh, creamy sauce to coat your remaining ingredients in. Adding in chicken, feta cheese and some celery completes the dish that is so versatile and balanced for lunch or snacks. You’ll be able to whip this up in less than 20 minutes without any fancy culinary tools or talents needed! Consider topping with kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes and additional dill or mint when serving this dish.
Check out more recipes for a Nourishing Lunch
If you work an 8-5 job like me, then you probably struggle with making lunch a nourishing meal of the day. It’s hard to find recipes that travel well, are fresh and filling, but still easy to prep in advance. I typically rely on leftovers to get me through for the next day, but that requires me to make dinner consistently – which is also hard. I definitely agree that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but the next most important meal is lunch. Lunch should be filling without making you sluggish, nourishing but simple to prepare — that is why I made my Nourishing Lunches eGuide, a free downloadable guide with recipes to make lunch the way it should be. In addition to my Tzatziki Chicken Salad recipe in this post, check out my eGuide for more!
Other Recipes to Try
- High Protein Frittata: a savory one pan meal for breakfast or brunch!
- Lasagna with Meat Sauce: the ultimate comfort dish for friends and family!
- Nourishing Chocolate Chunk Cookies: enjoy as a snack or dessert, without the sugar crash!
Tzatziki Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- ¼ cup finely diced red onion
- juice of ½ a lemon
- juice of ½ a lime
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- ½ cup cucumber, chopped
- ¼ cup celery, chopped
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt
- ½ cup feta cheese crumbles
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, minced
- 2 tbsp fresh mint, minced
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl combine red onion, lemon juice and lime juice and minced garlic and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Don't skip the soaking step, this helps neutralize the red onion and garlic fragrance a tad to prevent the dreaded onion breath – your coworkers will thank you!
- Add in remaining the ingredients and stir to combine until well mixed.
- Serve chilled in a pita wrap, on a bed of lettuce or with pita chips as a snack. Top with kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes, and/or additional fresh dill and mint.
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