It’s no secret I love a complete meal salad. Give me a quick, healthy, delicious complete meal salad and I am a happy girl. This Chicken, Rice and Feta Salad checks all the boxes and it’s budget friendly to boot!
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Chicken, Rice and Feta Salad in black bowl with gold serving spoons in background

 

What’s in the Chicken, Rice and Feta Salad?

Sweet baby greens, nutty brown rice, ripe red tomatoes, cucumbers, creamy feta cheese and savory  chicken all drizzled in a lemon herb vinaigrette! So tasty, so filling, so good for you. Using rotisserie chicken makes this an easy to prep meal, but you can also use leftover roasted chicken. 

Chicken, Rice and Feta Salad garnished with pine nuts in oval black bowl with gold serving spoons

The Dressing: 

I am all about the homemade dressing. This lemon herb vinaigrette is loaded with flavor because it’s made with fresh squeezed lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, honey, white balsamic vinegar and plenty of parsley. 

Chicken, Rice and Feta Salad in black ceramic bowl

Love Complete Meal Salads and Need More Recipes?

Try my Chicken and Quinoa Salad with Lime Vinaigrette!

Chicken and Quinoa Salad on green platter with dishes of sea salt, lime wedges, and lime vinaigrette 

 

The Recipe: Chicken, Rice and Feta Salad

What you need: a hand held juicer  to juice the lemon, and s always a good knife, 

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Chicken, Rice and Feta Salad
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

A quick complete meal salad with a delicious lemon herb vinaigrette!

Course: chicken, Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: chicken salad, complete meal salad, greek salad, rice salad
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Salad
  • 3/4 cups brown rice, cooked to package instructions
  • 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup cucumber, peeled and diced
  • 1 cup ripe but firm Roma tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup crumbled greek or French feta
  • 3 cups baby greens
  • 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts (optional)
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Lemon Herb Vinaigrette
  • 2 Tablespoons finely chopped parsley
  • 2 1/2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 1/2 Tablespoons good quality extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoon your choice of white balsamic, white wine vinegar or champagne vinegar (I always go for white balsamic)
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions

  1. Place 1 1/2 cups water in medium size pot, add two pinches sea salt, and rice, bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and cook with lid on until done (usually 20 minutes)

  2. While rice cooks, prepare chicken, herbs and vegetables.

  3. When rice is done, turn off heat and allow to cool for 15 minutes. While rice cools, whisk together all dressing ingredients.

  4. Place greens in a bowl or on a platter, add rice, shredded chicken, vegetables and cheese. Drizzle with vinaigrette, toss. Garnish with pine nuts, sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, toss again. Serve!

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