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Greek Style Salad and Chicken with Herbs

06/20/2014 by Laura 1 Comment

Here in Seattle,  I can visit a different neighborhood Farmers Market everyday of the week from early June through late September.  I visited the Lake City Farmers Market yesterday afternoon.  It was my first visit to this particular market, and my first “summer” market shop.  Needless to say, I got a little excited and a bit carried away.  I found many late spring treasures: last of the season asparagus,  fava beans, English shelling peas, green garlic,  garlic ramps, farm fresh eggs and farmstead feta cheese.  There were also some early summer things from the warmer, Eastern part of the state:  cucumbers, peppers and even a few tomatoes.  I had no immediate plans for anything I bought.  I just knew it would all be wonderful.

Quickly surveying what was available from my garden, the chicken breasts I thawed earlier in the day, and my haul from the market, I decided on a Greek Salad and grilled chicken for dinner.

Greek Salad and chicken

Dave was at rehearsal and not around to help me with photos, so I had not really planned on posting this meal.   I took a few shots along the way that turned out fairly well, and since the meal was really delicious, I decided to share it after all.

Like I mentioned earlier, I had originally planned to throw the chicken on the grill for a few minutes.  Once the chicken breasts were on the plate and liberally seasoned with olive oil, chopped oregano, lemon zest and salt and pepper; they just seemed to say “roll me up and sauté me”!  Ok then, that’s what I did and I will definitely do it again.  Next time, I will hold back a little feta from the salad and include that in the center as well as the herbs.

greek style chicken

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Roll the chicken from the longer edge.  Tie with kitchen twine or secure with toothpicks.  Heat a sauté pan over medium heat.  Add a little olive oil to the pan.  Sauté the chicken breasts on all sides, until done…about 10 minutes.  Deglaze the pan with a squeeze of lemon juice and a little white wine.  Slice the chicken into rounds and serve with the pan drippings and the Greek Salad.

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Laura’s Greek Style Salad – adjust the ingredients and proportions to your  personal taste

Cucumber, peeled, quartered and sliced

Red bell pepper, chopped into bite size pieces

Purple onion, quartered and then thinly sliced

Pitted kalamata olives

Feta cheese, cut into cubes

Cherry tomatoes, halved

2 Tablespoons fresh oregano, coarsely chopped

Fresh cracked pepper and freshly ground salt

Juice of one lemon

Good quality, fresh, peppery olive oil

Chop all ingredients and place in a bowl.  Gently mix with your hands.  Add the lemon juice and enough olive oil to coat the vegetables.  (Olive oil to lemon juice ration is typically 3 to 1.)  Adjust the seasoning.  Chill until ready to serve.  I plated the salad on butter lettuce leaves.

I harvested our first of the season tomatoes this week!  Having a ripe tomato this early is a big accomplishment in Seattle!  I took a chance and planted earlier than usual this year.  Luckily, the weather has supported that decision with mild temperatures and alternate days of rain and sun.

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Filed Under: Poultry, Quick - Week Night, Salads, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: chicken, cucumber, feta, garlic, greek, kalamata olive, olive oil, oregano

Comments

  1. robinrrobinson61 says

    06/21/2014 at 9:11 AM

    It looks so good, I’m making this tonight.

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