Green Goddess Chicken Salad
Servings: 2 | Time: 45 minutes
This Green Goddess Chicken Salad is everything a warm-weather meal should be—cool, crunchy, herby, and satisfying without being heavy. When the heat rolls in and you want something fresh, flavorful, and filling, nothing beats a hearty summer salad.
At the heart of this dish is the Green Goddess dressing: creamy, tangy, and packed with herbs like parsley, lemon, and basil. It’s the perfect match for juicy grilled chicken, which adds that delicious charred flavor you only get from a summer barbecue. Add a handful of toasted almonds for crunch, and you’ve got texture and taste in every bite.
Toss it all over a bed of crisp romaine or whatever greens you love most. Want to bulk it up a bit? Throw in some tomatoes, avocado slices, or even delicious salty bacon for a twist.
This salad doesn’t just taste like summer—it feels like summer. Light, breezy, and effortlessly good.
Directions
Heat a grill to medium high heat.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper and spray with nonstick spray.
Place the chicken on grill pan cook the chicken for 25 minutes (rotating and flipping through out the 25 minutes), or until cooked through.
While the chicken is cooking add lettuce, cucumbers, tomato and almonds to a serving dish.
Remove from the grill pan, let cool, and cut into thin slices.
Add to a blender the Italian parsley, basil, oregano, shallot, white wine vinegar, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and salt to and blend well.
Pour the salad dressing over the salad.
Garnish with basil and serve.
Ingredients
2 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
2 heads romaine lettuce chopped
1/2 Persian cucumber sliced
1/4 cup roasted unsalted almonds
1/2 cup baby tomatoes
Basil for Garnish
Green Goddess Dressing
1 ¼ cup Italian parsley
2 cups basil, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 tablespoon shallot diced
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 lemon juiced
½ cup of mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt
