This Mediterranean Power Salad is everything you love about the Wendy’s favorite, made fresh at home. Crisp greens, juice grilled chicken, tangy feta, and wholesome toppings come together in a hearty, satisfying salad that’s perfect for lunch or dinner. Packed with protein and complex carbs, this balanced salad will leave you feeling full and satisfied! You can meal prep it by making in jars, or mix it all up in a big bowl.
Ingredients Needed
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- Cooked chicken breast
- Great northern beans
- Garbanzo beans
- Cooked quinoa or quinoa/brown rice blend – I used Seeds of Change Quinoa and Brown Rice
- Red onion
- Crumbled feta cheese
- Grape or cherry tomatoes – The original salad uses some kind of jarred chopped roasted red pepper salad that I’m not a huge fan of, so I prefer using tomatoes instead.
- Greens – Any salad greens you like will work. I like romaine mixed with spinach or spring greens.
- Hummus – Store-bought is great, but we we do have a recipe for roasted red pepper hummus that’s quite tasty as well if you’d like to make your own!
- Salad dressing of choice – I usually use a light balsamic vinaigrette.
How to Make a Wendy’s Copycat Mediterranean Power Salad
- This is really, super easy. If making in jars, go in this order: cooked chicken, beans, red onions, quinoa, tomatoes, then lettuce. I like to pop a little condiment container full of hummus right on top so it stays separate.
- You can use a second condiment cup to measure out a couple of tablespoons of dressing. Pop those in there and seal the jar and your salad is ready to go when you need it!
- If making in a bowl, put your greens in first and then sprinkle the rest of the ingredients on top. Drizzle with dressing and enjoy!
Storing and Other Tips
- If you’re making salad jars, they can be refrigerated for up to 7 days, making this salad great for meal prepping!
- If you have leftover ingredients, store them separately and build a salad as needed.
- Each recipe makes one salad/ salad jar.
Frequently Asked Quesitons
Yep! Rotisserie chicken is a great option. Many delis will have grilled chicken breasts in the the deli case by the refrigerated side dishes as well!
I love a good balsamic vinaigrette, but it would be amazing with this Greek Salad Dressing as well!
Yes! Simply leave out the chicken. If desired, you could add extra garbanzo beans to bulk it up.
Wendy’s Copycat Mediterranean Power Salad
Ingredients
- 3 ounces chicken breast
- 2 tablespoons Great Northern Beans
- 2 tablespoons garbanzo beans chickpeas
- 2 tablespoons cooked quinoa or quinoa/brown rice blend
- 2-3 slices red onion
- 2 tablespoons crumbled feta
- 1 small handful grape or cherry tomatoes
- 4- ish cups crunchy greens or something like romaine mixed with spinach
- 2 tablespoons hummus
- 2 tablespoons light balsamic vinaigrette or Greek Salad Dressing
Instructions
- Add chicken first to the bottom of a wide-mouthed quart-size jar. Layer remaining ingredients, ending with the lettuce. Store hummus and dressing separately in single-serve containers (but they can be stored in the jars if you have enough room).
- If making a single salad, place lettuce in a salad bowl and add ingredients, including hummus and dressing. Serve immediately.
Notes
- If you’re making salad jars, they can be refrigerated for up to 7 days, making this salad great for meal prepping!
- If you have leftover ingredients, store them separately and build a salad as needed.
- Each recipe makes one salad/ salad jar.
- Nutrition information does not include dressing.Â
- This Greek Salad Dressing is a great alternative to balsamic vinaigrette.Â
Questions & Reviews
I love this salad at Wendy’s. High protein, low calories… there is an orange sauce on it…. what is that? I did not see that as part of your receipe. Any thoughts? I like a wet salad, so I really like whatever that is they put in it… then I can skip the dressing all together! Thanks
Nevermind ! It’s the hummus! I just don’t think of hummus as creamy…..
LOVED Wendy’s Southwest Taco Salad! I was waiting for you to mention it! Why do they take away the things we love?! ?
Kate, do you use rotisserie chicken or did you cook it yourself? I don’t know if it’s just me but every time I cook chicken the leftovers the next day taste bad, like not fresh at all. Rotisserie chicken leftovers taste fine to me though. Maybe I over cook the chicken? I don’t know haha
I totally used rotisserie chicken here. I’ve had grilled chicken handle the leftover treatment well, but any other way and it kind of tastes/smells fishy. ?
i NEED to try the whole salad in a jar thing. what a perfect salad to start with. but before i do, i would love to hear the specifics of the {exact} jars you use. brand, size, etc. do you just use the canning jar lids? i have {never been used} canning jars but i don’t think they are wide mouthed.
Just regular quart Mason or Ball jars are perfect! You’d actually be hard-pressed to find jars that size that *aren’t* wide-mouth, so you’ll be fine! Really, it’s just for storage, so you can’t mess it up, promise. 🙂
Where are the napkins from, please? ??
World Market!! ?
I miss Wendy’s flatbread grilled chicken sandwiches
Fantastic protein-packed salad – perfect for a work day meal that’ll keep me going for hours. Great idea to grab a container from the market.
You are so my food twinsie Kate! I had one of these this summer and keep looking online for a copycat recipe. Literally yesterday I thought ‘oh well, I’ll just make my own’. Now I’ve got your infinitely better recipe. Thanks!