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Easy Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad

June 3, 2015 by Morgan 23 Comments

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Easy Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad. Delicious? Check. Easy? Check. Healthy? Check.  Find out how to make the no-cook quick summer salad! | hostthetoast.com

Is it too late for me to start working on getting a bikini bod in time for summer? Yes? Probably? But I mean I have this Easy Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad, and that has to count for something. You see, this spin on chicken salad fulfills some pretty difficult criteria: it’s healthy, it’s simple, and it tastes soooooo good.

Before you yell BURN THE WITCH! allow me to explain how this magical recipe came to be.

One day, my good friend (who would prefer not to be named in order to protect himself from scrutiny) stopped by with his Wawa chicken salad hoagie and I watched him literally lick up huge blobs of mayo that had oozed out of his sandwich. Like any normal human being, I had an immediate gagging reaction. Plain mayo gives me chills– the bad kind.

“Oh come on, don’t you have a condiment that you would think about eating off of the floor if no one was watching?” First of all, no! Second of all, wait… maybe.

Easy Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad. Delicious? Check. Easy? Check. Healthy? Check.  Find out how to make the no-cook quick summer salad! | hostthetoast.com
Honestly, I really love tzatziki sauce. And hot sauce, but that’s not the point of this post. Tzatziki, with its garlicky, herby, tangy amazingness, is forever welcome in my home, be it on a sandwich, in a salad, or on the floor. My love for tzatziki is not limited by my desire to not be disgusting.

I think I may be exaggerating, but who really knows at this point.

Anyway, that revelation got the gears turning– chicken salad, tzatziki, ooh Greek food, let’s add some olives, mmm feta cheese– and I wound up making this Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad the very next day.

Easy Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad. Delicious? Check. Easy? Check. Healthy? Check.  Find out how to make the no-cook quick summer salad! | hostthetoast.com

Did I mention, by the way, that tzatziki is a great healthy alternative to mayo? Because that was was I was trying to get at. Tzatziki is made of greek yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, cucumber, herbs, and a pinch of salt. That all adds up to less than 10% of the calories by weight than mayo, and 10 times the protein. It was a wonderful way to make me feel better about the massive amounts of Mac & Cheese I devoured last week.

To keep things quick and easy (and most importantly, to prevent having to heat up the oven on a very hot day), I decided to use rotisserie chicken. However, shredded chicken or leftover chicken will work well if you’d prefer. Whatever it takes to get this in your belly ASAP.

Easy Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad. Delicious? Check. Easy? Check. Healthy? Check.  Find out how to make the no-cook quick summer salad! | hostthetoast.com

But right before you get it in your belly, make sure to take a picture of your Easy Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad and tag it with #hostthetoast on Instagram or Twitter, as always!

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Easy Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad


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  • Author: Morgan
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
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Ingredients

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  • 3/4 cup reduced fat greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium cucumber, chopped
  • 4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 oz feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1/4 cup kalamata olives, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 6 pitas, for serving

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the pitas and mix well. Chill until ready to serve, at least 30 minutes.
  2. Serve on pita bread.
  • Prep Time: 15 mins

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Filed Under: Food, Main Course, Poultry, Quick and Easy, Salad Tagged With: Chicken, chicken salad, cucumber, Easy, Fast, Greek, Healthy, Olive, Pita, Recipe, salad, Sauce, Summer, Tzatziki, Yogurt

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  1. CakePants says

    June 3, 2015 at 6:48 pm

    I’m nearly having a gagging reaction from just listening to you recount the mayo blobs…yikes! This chicken salad looks fantastic, though – I love tzatziki but find that I can never use it all up before it goes bad. I have a feeling this recipe will help me change that, though!

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  2. Valerie says

    June 4, 2015 at 9:32 am

    Hi Morgan, I’m wondering if you have the nutritional information for this recipe? Or any of your recipes. .is it available on a website? ..looks delicious can’t wait to make for dinner!

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    • Morgan says

      June 4, 2015 at 10:13 am

      I don’t typically post nutritional information but I did calculate the info for this (assuming 6 servings, and without the pita). Here you go:

      Nutrition Facts
      Serving Size 315 g
      Amount Per Serving
      Calories 224 Calories from Fat 61
      % Daily Value
      Total Fat 6.7g 10%
      Saturated Fat 2.3g 11%
      Trans Fat 0.0g
      Cholesterol 77mg 26%
      Sodium 316mg 13%
      Potassium 673mg 19%
      Total Carbohydrates 10.8g 4%
      Dietary Fiber 2.3g 9%
      Sugars 6.3g
      Protein 31.1g
      Vitamin A 27% • Vitamin C 40%
      Calcium 16% • Iron 13%
      Nutrition Grade A
      * Based on a 2000 calorie diet

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      • Cathy says

        August 21, 2018 at 3:02 pm

        Giving it 5 Stars and will try over weekend. Taking out mayo is great game changer. Have made homemade chicken salad but with mayo. Love Greek Food. This will be in refrigerator @ all times Lunch/ dinner. Can’t believe the Nutrition Facts.

        Dam you rock Morgan!

        ★★★★★

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    • Edward says

      January 22, 2020 at 10:40 pm

      Just made this and the wife loved it! Thank you for the recipe!

      ★★★★★

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  3. Lindsay says

    June 4, 2015 at 2:12 pm

    do you think you could use canned chicken?

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    • Morgan says

      June 4, 2015 at 4:48 pm

      If you’d prefer canned chicken, that would be fine!

      Reply
  4. Ummon says

    June 13, 2015 at 6:22 pm

    I used some left over smoked chicken for this recipe. HOLY SHIT it was good. Served it with a hearts of palm salad

    Reply
    • Pat Brunell says

      March 7, 2020 at 5:29 pm

      OMG that sounds incredible!!! Love from rumblytummys in idaho

      Reply
  5. Annabelle says

    June 12, 2016 at 9:12 am

    This.is.genius…..can’t wait to try!!!

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  6. Alison R says

    July 21, 2016 at 8:55 pm

    I added a can of garbanzo beans to this. Delicious!

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  7. Skye says

    March 5, 2017 at 7:10 pm

    Can you make this a day ahead of time? Will it keep ok?

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  8. Skye says

    March 5, 2017 at 7:11 pm

    I put a incorrect email the first time. Will it keep over night? Or is this best served day of?

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    • Morgan says

      March 5, 2017 at 11:25 pm

      You can make the chicken salad ahead, that will be fine!

      Reply
  9. Christine @ myblissfulmess says

    July 13, 2017 at 12:31 pm

    My husband and I love Greek food. This looks like a perfect lunch for the two of us. Just mix this up, and beautiful lunch for three days. Yum!!

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  10. Sarah says

    September 24, 2017 at 6:54 pm

    This was great and refreshing. I think it needed more tomato and should be served with a slice of fresh lemon so each portion can get that fresh lemon juice. I think this would be even better the next day but I am not sure it will last long enough for me to find out. Thanks for the recipe!

    ★★★★★

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  11. Meg says

    June 11, 2018 at 11:40 pm

    I made this tonight and it was wonderful! I did tweak it a bit, as no one in my family is fond of tomatoes or olives. I
    left those items out and added red and green bell peppers (one of each), as well as some very thinly sliced carrots. I also left out the pita and served it over mixed greens. It was amazing and super easy, as I got most of my veggies from the salad bar at my grocery store! Thank you for the great recipe!

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  12. Erin says

    June 25, 2018 at 7:09 pm

    I love this recipe. I’ve made it multiple times. I normally either serve it in a wrap like the recipe or I’ll serve it over rice . Either way it’s great because it’s a no heat meal which is just what I want in the summer! I’ve also used the tzatziki as a dressing for pasta salad and potato salad!

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  13. Rachel says

    August 13, 2018 at 11:54 pm

    I made this for dinner tonight and it was a big win! We had hummus in the fridge, so we enjoyed it with our pita and ate the salad more like a salad. Everything was delicious!

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  14. Alex says

    August 23, 2018 at 4:46 pm

    oh my goodness … I made this for lunch it was so AMAZING!!!

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  15. Sarah says

    October 1, 2019 at 7:36 pm

    This is one of our favorites! We make it all the time. Super healthy and delicious.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  16. Bess Gordon says

    March 24, 2021 at 8:03 am

    Absolutely delish!

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  17. Robert Smith says

    July 28, 2022 at 9:01 pm

    Fantastic recipe. I up what I consider the “dressing” ingredients and add mixed spring greens/baby spinach at the end.

    Reply

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