Use leftover chicken to make this a pita sandwich. You needn’t “dress” the salad: the vegetables give off liquid, which partially disperses the cheese and helps meld the flavors. For a lower calorie version, pack the salad in a plastic container and wrap 1/4 pita in foil.
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Greek Salad Pita
1 cup diced cooked chicken
1/2 cucumber, chopped
1/2 green pepper, diced
1/2 red pepper, diced
3 cups chopped romaine lettuce
1/4 cup pitted calamata olives, chopped
1/4 cup crumbled feta
2 6-inch whole wheat pita
- Combine the chicken, cucumber, green and red peppers, lettuce, olives and feta. (May be done the night before).
- In the morning, cut the top inch off the pitas and fill with the lettuce mixture. Wrap in foil.
Makes 2 sandwiches
425 calories, 33 g protein, 45 g carbohydrates, 9 g fiber, 14 g fat, 936 mg sodium
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