Grilled Chicken Chopped Salad with Italian Dressing
This salad is layered with so much fresh delicious flavor! Crisp lettuce and cucumber, sweet tomatoes, bright onion, rich olives, crispy croutons, and tender grilled chicken. And it's all tossed with refreshing, tangy Italian dressing.
Servings: 4
Prep20minutes
Cook10minutes
Ready in: 30minutes
Ingredients
Dressing
1/2cuplight mayonnaise
1/4cupolive oil
3Tbspwhite vinegar
3Tbspwater
1/4cupfinely grated Parmesan cheese
1Tbspfresh lemon juice
1Tbspfinely minced fresh parsley
1Tbspgranulated sugar
1 1/2tspItalian seasoning
1large clove garlic,minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Salad
1 1/4lbsboneless skinless chicken breasts
1Tbspolive oil,plus more for brushing grill
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1large head romaine lettuce,chopped
1medium cucumber,peeled and chopped
1(10.5 oz) pkg.grape or cherry tomatoes,halved
1cupcroutons(optional)
1/2cupsliced black olives
1/3cupchopped red onion,rinsed under water
Finely shredded parmesan,for serving
4pepperoncini peppers,for serving (optional)
Instructions
To make the dressing: Add all dressing ingredients to a blender, season with salt and pepper to taste (I used about 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper). Blend well. Chill until ready to use.
To grill the chicken: Preheat a grill over medium-high heat to 425 degrees. Cover chicken with plastic wrap and pound chicken to an even thickness with the flat side of a meat mallet.
Brush chicken with olive oil then season both sides with salt and pepper. Brush grill grates lightly with oil, place chicken on grill and cook about 3 - 5 minutes per side (center should register 165). Transfer to a plate, cover with foil and rest 10 minutes, then cut into cubes.
To make the salad: Place all remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl (or plate individually) and toss. Pour dressing over salad, top with desired amount of parmesan. Add a pepper to each serving if desired and serve immediately after adding dressing.