When it’s Wednesday and you want a great salad without the restaurant baggage, Easy Mediterranean Salad will fit perfectly into your weekly menu! When you combine shredded chicken, hearty chickpeas, fiber-rich cannellini beans, crisp English cucumbers, crunchy red bell peppers, tangy Kalamata olives, earthy artichokes, and fresh mixed greens tossed with a lemon-infused olive oil dressing, you can really feel that fresh-from-the-garden joy. Easy Mediterranean Salad is a journey for the taste buds that won’t leave you hungry.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 1 (14-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 large English cucumber, diced
- 2 red bell peppers, diced
- 1 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and diced
- 1 (14-ounce) can artichokes, drained and chopped
- 5 ounces mixed greens, roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Directions
Step 1 –In a large mixing bowl, add the chicken, the chickpeas, the cannellini beans, the cucumbers, the bell peppers, the Kalamata olives, the artichokes, and the greens and toss to combine.
Step 2 –In a small bowl, add the salt, the pepper, the olive oil, and the lemon juice and whisk briskly to combine.
Step 3 –Drizzle the salad with the dressing and toss to combine.
Step 4 –Serve.
