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Chicken Gyro Salad with Home Pita Chips, Watermelon and Feta
They are SO good. Addicting. Crunchy, salty and so crazy easy it is ridiculous. All you need is a few pitas, sea salt, pepper maybe some garlic and olive oil.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Tieghan Gerard📖 halfbakedharvest
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●baking dish
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2
In a large salad bowl (the one you want to serve the salad in) add the lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, honey, oregano, basil, crushed red pepper (if using), salt and pepper. Whisk to combine. Remove about 1/4 cup of the dressing and place it in a large ziplock bag or a medium size bowl or baking dish. Add the chicken to the bag, bowl or dish and toss well. Place the chicken in the fridge for ⏱️ 20 minutes or up to overnight. Set the remaining dressing aside.
zest from 1 lemonlemon (juiced)1olive oil4 tablespoonscup extra-virgin olive oil1/3garlic (grated (optional))1 clovegarlic (minced or grated)2 cloveshoney2 teaspoonoregano1 teaspoonteaspoon dried oregano1/2fresh basil (chopped)1 teaspoonteaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)1/2red pepper1
3
While the chicken marinates make the pita chips. Cut pitas into 8 wedges (or more if your pitas are big). Pour olive oil into a bowl along with the garlic, oregano and paprika. Brush the pita chips with the olive oil and garlic mixture and then sprinkle with fresh sea salt and pepper. Arrange pita chips on baking sheet and bake for 12 to ⏱️ 15 minutes.
olive oil4 tablespoonscup extra-virgin olive oil1/3garlic (grated (optional))1 clovegarlic (minced or grated)2 clovesoregano1 teaspoonteaspoon dried oregano1/2paprika1 teaspoonsea salt and pepper
4
Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
5
Grill the red and orange peppers for about ⏱️ 10 mins or until slightly charred, but still crisp. At the same time grill the chicken for a total of about ⏱️ 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove both from the grill and allow to cool ⏱️ 5 minutes. Then thinly slice the chicken and peppers.
6
To the salad bowl with the dressing, add the peppers, tomatoes, olives, red onion and lettuce. Toss well and top with the chicken, watermelon chunks, feta cheese and pita chips. Eat!
watermelon chunks2 cups
Nutrition Facts
calories
1753 kcal
fat Content
30 g
serving Size
4 g
fiber Content
5 g
sugar Content
11 g
sodium Content
783 mg
protein Content
23 g
cholesterol Content
65 mg
carbohydrate Content
34 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
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