gyro chicken salad with a greek yogurt sauce

gyro chicken salad on a plate next to pita chips.

5 from 3 votes

gyro chicken salad with a greek yogurt sauce

Made with fresh dill and chicken of your choice, this gyro chicken salad recipe is a super quick and tasty high-protein lunch option.

Total Time10

Course: lunch

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keyword: cold, high protein

Servings:

Calories: 360kcal

Author: Mika Kinney

Ingredients

12.5 oz canned chicken drained (about one chicken breast)
⅓ c greek yogurt plain
3 tablespoon mayo light
½ of english cucumber or 1 small cucumber or 3 mini
½ red onion
½ c of chickpeas about half a can
1.5 tablespoon lemon juice juice from half a lemon
2 tablespoon dill minced, fresh or dried
2 cloves garlic minced
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Dice the ½ of english cucumber and ½ red onion small into bite sized pieces.
If you're cooking chicken, you can do this now.
In a large bowl, combine the cucumber and onion with the 12.5 oz canned chicken drained, ⅓ c greek yogurt, 3 tablespoon mayo, ½ c of chickpeas, 1.5 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoon dill, 2 cloves garlic, and ¼ teaspoon salt until well mixed and the chicken is broken up.
I like to chill it for a bit before serving but you can enjoy right away with pita chips, in a wrap, sandwich, or however else you enjoy!

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Notes

helpful tips

Chop everything really small! This is very helpful for getting a little bit of everything with every bite.
Just use the canned chicken.Some people are weirded out by it, but it's so nice and fast because it's cooked and ready to go!
Taste, taste, taste. Taste and adjust the salt and lemon juice after everything is mixed together.

To make chicken from scratch: If I make chicken from scratch, I make 2 chicken breasts in the Instant Pot. Add it to the pot with 1 cup of broth and cook on high for 8 minutes (12 minutes from frozen). Once done, shred with a hand mixer and then mix into this salad.

how to store & meal prep it

fridge

I prefer this gyro chicken salad cold so keeping it in the fridge is ideal! It will keep for 5 days in an airtight container.

meal prep

This salad is awesome to make a double batch of so you and someone else in your house can have lunch for the week! I will even just snack on it mid-afternoon or in the evening when I need a little protein boost.

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