Chicken, Tomato & Cucumber Dinner Salad
If you're in a hurry come suppertime, turn to this chicken and cucumber salad. This light dinner is packed with protein, remarkably versatile, and comes together in just 20 minutes.
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Chicken, Tomato & Cucumber Dinner Salad
Directions
- In large skillet heat 1 Tbsp. of the olive oil over medium heat. Lightly sprinkle chicken tenders with salt and pepper. Cook chicken in hot oil for 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until no pink remains.
- For vinaigrette, in a screw-top jar combine remaining oil, vinegar, thyme, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; shake to combine.
- On four dinner plates arrange chicken, cucumber ribbons, sliced tomatoes, olives, and feta cheese. Drizzle vinaigrette over salads.
SALAD VERSATILITY
- Substitute fish for chicken, zucchini or carrots for cucumbers, halved cherry or grape tomatoes for sliced tomatoes, and pitted Kalamata or ripe olives for the olives.
From the Test Kitchen
Pantry:
olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar
Nutrition Facts (Chicken, Tomato & Cucumber Dinner Salad)
- Per serving:
- 336 kcal ,
- 23 g fat
- (3 g sat. fat ,
- 3 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 15 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 73 mg chol. ,
- 569 mg sodium ,
- 7 g carb. ,
- 2 g fiber ,
- 4 g sugar ,
- 25 g pro.
Reviews (1)
Roberta Rogers
1233 Days Ago
Nice and light meal for summer!