Chicken & Spinach Salad with Creamy Feta Dressing

The creamy feta dressing steals the show in this protein-rich salad that makes a perfect lunch or quick and easy dinner. While the slightly sharper flavor of sheep’s-milk feta is preferred here, cow’s-milk feta works just as well.

Prep/Cook Time: 20 Minutes, Servings: 4

Ingredients

Creamy Feta Dressing

• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• ½ cup whole-milk plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon grated garlic
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• 1½ tablespoons chopped fresh dill

Salad

• 1 5-ounce package baby spinach
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
• 1 15-ounce can no-salt-added chickpeas, rinsed
• 2 medium persian cucumbers, thinly sliced on an angle
• 1 cup sliced bell pepper
• ¼ cup sliced almonds, toasted

Directions

1. Prepare dressing: Combine feta, yogurt, oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper in a mini food processor; process until smooth, about 10 seconds. Stir in dill.
2. Prepare salad: Divide spinach, chicken, chickpeas, cucumbers, peppers and almonds among 4 plates. Drizzle each with 1/4 cup dressing before serving.

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