Raspberry Greek Salad

Name: Raspberry Greek Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 2 packages (6 ounces each) ready-to-use grilled chicken breast strips; 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach; 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 medium cucumber, peeled and sliced; 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and sliced; 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese; 1/4 cup chopped Greek olives; 1/4 cup dried cranberries; 1/4 cup chopped red onion; 1/3 cup raspberry vinaigrette; 4 whole wheat pita breads (6 inches), cut into quarters and warmed, optional

“An interesting combination of sweet and salty flavors gives this Greek salad a delicious twist. And the tart chewiness of the dried cranberries makes a wonderful complement to the salty feta cheese. I often take this to work for lunch,” says Carine Nadel in Laguna Hills, California.

Ingredients

2 packages (6 ounces each) ready-to-use grilled chicken breast strips
1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium cucumber, peeled and sliced
4 plum tomatoes, seeded and sliced
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped Greek olives
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/3 cup raspberry vinaigrette
4 whole wheat pita breads (6 inches), cut into quarters and warmed, optional

Directions

In a large salad bowl, toss the first nine ingredients. Just before serving, drizzle with vinaigrette; toss to coat. Serve with pita bread if desired.

Nutrition Facts

2 cups: 163 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 478mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 14g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Going Greek Salad in Simple & Delicious September/October 2007

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bonito15

Mar 1, 2017

I take this to lunch now and only changed up that I bought a whole roasted chicken and took the meat off and packaged it into smaller bags in the freezer so I could make this more often. love the colors and the vinaigrette is just beautiful on it and tastes wowie
kitty-san

Jun 18, 2012

I'm confused: do I use raspberries as in the title of the recipe or cranberries as listed in the ingredients. Which is incorrect? Eventually I'll try it both ways.
mwilliams2

Apr 22, 2011

This salad was fantastic! It had a wonderful mix of flavors. I was looking for a side salad to go with pasticchio, so I left out the chicken and pitas. I was out of red onion and cucumber, but substituted green onions and zucchini and used Kraft Light Raspberry Vinaigrette. It was soooo delicious I've already had a request for the recipe. I can't wait to try it with the chicken in the pitas!