How to Make Yummy Stetson chopped salad

Stetson chopped salad. Arrange ingredients in separate rows on a large platter. Toss salad at the table, with the dressing. To make the dressing, place all ingredients in a blender and blend.

Keep it vegetarian or add smoked salmon or roasted chicken. A brief history of Cowboy Ciao's famous chopped salad — and where you can still get one. The Stetson Chopped Salad might be the most famous dish in Phoenix. You can cook Stetson chopped salad using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Stetson chopped salad

1. You need 1 cup of Israeli couscous.
2. It's 1 cup of diced tomato (I use a quality heirloom) make a day ahead of time because it will be marinated.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of freeze dried sweet corn (ordered on amazon).
4. You need 1/2 cup of craisins.
5. You need 1/2 cup of pepitas (toasted pumpkins seeds.
6. Prepare 1/2 cup of freshly grated Asiago.
7. You need 2 cups of chopped arugula.
8. Prepare 3-4 oz of quality chopped smoked salmon (substitute chicken if you do not like salmon).
9. Prepare of Basil buttermilk ranch (see my recipe) I make the dressing for this 2 days ahead of time.
10. It's of Avocado diced.
11. Prepare 1/4 of Balsamic.
12. It's 2 tsp of Dried basil.
13. It's 1/4 cup of Evo.
14. Prepare of Salt and pepper.

In a small bowl, add pesto, chopped shallot, garlic aioli, buttermilk, black pepper, and lemon juice. If adding chicken or other meat, pre. Layer salad ingredients in large bowl. With motor running pour in buttermilk.

Stetson chopped salad step by step

1. The day before dice the tomatoes. Add the evo, balsamic, dried basil, salt and pepper and whisk well. Add the tomatoes and coat well then add to an air tonight container and store over night in the fridge. Do not drown the tomatoes but merely allow them to be coated well..
2. Boil the couscous first. When couscous is done drain them of any excess water then rinse under cool water to remove some of the starch so they don’t stick together, set aside. Make sure you buy the pearls and not couscous mixed with rice, see picture below..
3. Lay the arugula down first then divide the ingredients however you want between two bowls/plates of your choice and grate fresh Asiago on top followed by the dressing, mix well..
4. I like to add the salad to a mixing bowl, add the dressing, grate the cheese, toss really well then add back to the plate or bowl and serve with garlic cheese bread..

Dress salad as desired, tossing to combine. Alternatively the ingredients can be arranged in strips in individual salad bowls. This Stetson Chopped Salad is most popular in Arizona and the Wild West. Known as a cowboy's salad, it begins with a base of couscous and arugula topped with corn kernels, cherry tomatoes, avocado, toasted pepitas and dried currants for color, texture and a variety of flavor. Prepare a creamy, lemon juice, garlic, salt and ground prepare dressing to serve over.