Protein Swap | Quick Chicken Gyro Salad
Oven-Crisped Chips & Minty Tzatziki Vinaigrette
Cooking time
15 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
540 /serving
When you don’t have much time, this take on gyro makes you a kitchen hero. A favourite Greek street food is rearranged into a meal-worthy salad. Seared chicken tops an always-refreshing combo of cukes and olives, tossed with warm pita crisps and dressed with minty tzatziki.
We will send you:
- 2 Canadian-raised chicken breasts (air chilled)
- 1 Head of lettuce
- 2 Cucumbers
- 14g Mint
- 30ml Apple cider vinegar
- 30g Olives
- 60g Garlic-cucumber yogurt (tzatziki)
- 1 Pita
- 5g Weekend on Mykonos spices (parsley, oregano, dill, onion powder, garlic powder, kosher salt)
Contains: Milk • Sulphites • Wheat
You will need:
Medium pan
Oil
Parchment paper
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Sheet pan
Total Fat
23 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Sodium
670 mg
Total Carb
35 g
Sugars
6 g
Protein
46 g
Fibre
6 g
Preparation
Cook the chicken
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Pat the chicken dry; season with ⅔ of the spices and S&P.
- In a medium pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the chicken* and cook, partially covered, 2 to 3 min. per side, until cooked through.
Make the crispy chips
- Meanwhile, drizzle the pita with oil; season with the remaining spices and S&P.
- Place directly on the middle oven rack and toast, 5 to 7 min., until crispy.
- Once cool, tear into bite-size pieces.
Make the salad
- Meanwhile, roughly chop the lettuce.
- Slice the cucumbers.
- Pick the mint leaves off the stems; tear the leaves.
- In a large bowl, combine the vinegar, ½ the tzatziki, ½ the mint, 1 tbsp oil (double for 4 portions) and S&P.
- Add the lettuce, cucumbers and olives; toss well.
Finish & serve
- To the bowl of salad, add the crispy chips; toss well.
- Divide the salad between your plates.
- Top with the chicken.
- Garnish with the remaining mint.
- Serve the remaining tzatziki on the side. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking poultry to a minimum internal temperature of 74°C.
