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Spartan Chicken Melt

An open-faced Greek sandwich: chicken cutlets marinated in oregano, mustard, olive paste and balsamic, piled on toasted bread with slow-cooked red onions, arugula and feta, then flashed under the broiler.

  • YieldMakes 4 sandwiches
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total1 h 13 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 45 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, 3 tbsp
  • 1 tbspmild mustard
  • 2 tbspfresh oregano, chopped
  • ½ tsptomato paste
  • ½ tspkalamata olive paste
  • 1 tbspGreek or other balsamic vinegar
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 2large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed of excess fat and halved lengthwise

Onions

  • 15 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, 1 tbsp, plus a little more for the pan and for brushing the bread
  • 2large red onions, halved and sliced
  • 1 tbspGreek or other balsamic vinegar

To assemble

  • 4 pieceswhole-grain baguette, ciabatta or other good bread, cut into sandwich lengths and split open
  • 1 tbspmild mustard
  • 1 buncharugula, small bunch
  • 150 gGreek feta, crumbled

Diet

  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Fish
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Anchovy
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Arugula
  • Turmeric
  • Oregano
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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