Tzatziki Inspired Chicken Salad
Light, healthy and easy to make, this Tzatziki Inspired Chicken Salad recipe is a winner. Made from simple ingredients this recipe comes together in under 30 minutes.
Meal prep this chicken salad for lunches through the week or as a healthy snack to enjoy throughout the day. You can serve this chicken salad in a wrap, over a bed of lettuce, or scoop it up with crackers. No matter what, you’ll love this simple recipe.
If you love easy lunch recipes, try my Southwest Shredded Chicken Salad or my Chopped Greek Chicken Salad.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy to make. This recipe comes together in under 30 minutes. Making it perfect for a quick lunch option.
- Perfect for meal prep. If you like to have something satisfying in the refrigerator, try this recipe. It fills you up without slowing you down.
- Customizable. You can add or remove any ingredients based on your flavor preferences.
About Smart Chicken
- For this recipe, I used Smart Chicken’s chicken tenderloins but their breasts would work perfectly too.
- Smart Chicken’s chickens are fed a high-quality diet, humanely handled, and never given antibiotics, hormones, or animal by-products.
- Smart Chicken is USDA Process Verified as pure air chilled, without added water and are hand-trimmed for your convenience. The result is the best-tasting, highest-quality fresh chicken on the market!
This post is sponsored by Smart Chicken. I was compensated for my time, but all opinions are my own.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chicken – For this recipe, you’ll need one pound of Smart Chicken tenderloins or breasts. Boil the chicken for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Once cooked, drain and cool. Cube the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Vegetables – You’ll need cored and diced English cucumber, rinsed and drained chickpeas, and diced red onion for this recipe.
- Herbs / Seasoning – This recipe simply calls for kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Plus, extra fresh dill as garnish.
- Dressing – Combine 0% Greek yogurt, extra virgin olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, kosher salt, cracked black pepper, minced garlic, water and freshly chopped dill. Mix until well combined.
- Feta Cheese – Option to top the entire dish with feta cheese. This salty cheese adds so much flavor to this recipe. If you do not like feta, you can use shredded mozzarella or halloumi.
Ways to Serve
Enjoy this chicken salad tucked in a wrap, over a bed of lettuce or between your favorite toasted bread. You can also scoop it straight out of the bowl with crackers of vegetables. No matter what it is so delicious.
How to Make Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad
Make the Dressing
Combine 0% Greek yogurt, extra virgin olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, kosher salt, cracked black pepper, minced garlic, water and freshly chopped dill. Mix until well combined.
Prepare the Chicken
Boil a pot of water and cook the chicken tenderloins for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Drain the water and let the chicken cool. Once cool to the touch, cube the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Assemble the Dish
Combine the diced chicken, cored and diced cucumber, rinsed and drained chickpeas, finely diced red onion, kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Mix until well combined. Add the dressing and toss until everything is well coated. Top with fresh dill and crumbled feta.
Storage
Store leftover chicken salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three to four days. Serve chilled. Option to tuck it into wraps, enjoy over lettuce or scoop it up with crackers.
Expert Tips
- If using garlic powder in the dressing, use about 1/2 teaspoon instead of 1 teaspoon.
- The feta cheese is salty, so keep this in mind when you’re seasoning your chicken salad. You do not want it to be too salty.
- When adding water to the dressing, keep in mind that for thinner dressing you can add more, for thicker dressing you can add less.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! You can swap them for a white bean like cannellini or northern beans.
Yes! You can use mozzarella or halloumi instead.
Other Chicken Salad Recipes to Consider Trying
Tzatziki Inspired Chicken Salad
Equipment
- 1 pot boil chicken
- 1 mixing bowl chicken salad
- 1 small mixing bowl dressing
Ingredients
Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad
- 1 lb. chicken tenderloins, boiled and cubed, Smart Chicken
- ¾ cup English cucumber, cored and diced
- ¾ cup chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- ⅓ – ½ cup red onion, diced small
- kosher salt, to taste
- cracked black pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup crumbled feta, as garnish
- sprinkle dill, freshly chopped, as garnish
Tzatziki Style Dressing
- ½ cup 0% Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced, or ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, to season
- few turns cracked black pepper, to season
- 2 – 3 tablespoons dill, freshly chopped
Instructions
How to Make Tzatziki Style Chicken Salad
Make the Dressing
- Combine 0% Greek yogurt, extra virgin olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, kosher salt, cracked black pepper, minced garlic, water and freshly chopped dill. Mix until well combined.
Prepare the Chicken
- Boil a pot of water and cook the chicken tenderloins for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Drain the water and let the chicken cool. Once cool to the touch, cube the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Assemble the Dish
- Combine the diced chicken, cored and diced cucumber, rinsed and drained chickpeas, finely diced red onion, kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Mix until well combined. Add the dressing and toss until everything is well coated. Top with fresh dill and crumbled feta.
One Comment on “Tzatziki Inspired Chicken Salad”
I made this for my lunches this week, and I was honestly disappointed when I ran out! The flavor was great and it really held up over the three days I had it. I will definitely be making this again.