At home one night with plenty of nicely marinated chicken but no pita to be found, I had an epiphany - if souvlaki is basically an undressed Greek salad with chicken on a pita, why couldn’t I eat it as a DRESSED Greek salad with chicken without a pita? And thus my new summer standby meal was born - the chicken souvlaki salad. This recipe will feed two very well and leave four wanting more (I suggest getting some baklava for dessert).

:

• 1/2 cup plus 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 5 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

:

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 head of Romaine lettuce or 2 hearts of Romaine
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 small red onion, diced
• 1 large cucumber, peeled and de-seeded
• 2 Tablespoons crumbled Feta cheese

Preparation:
Mix the marinade. Reserve half to dress the salad, and combine the other half in a zipper bag with the chicken. Marinate the chicken for 4 to 24 hours.

Grill (or saute) the marinated chicken breasts. Slice thinly. Prepare the salad vegetables. Top with the chicken and cheese, then the reserved vinaigrette. If you’re feeling really saucy, you can use tzaziki as a dressing instead of the reserved half of the vinaigrette. Or you could just use both.