Cowboy Ciao Restaurant Stetson Chopped Salad
Cowboy Ciao Restaurant Stetson Chopped Salad Source: Chef Marianne Belardi - Cowboy Ciao Restaurant, Phoenix, Arizona - azfamily.com 1/2 cup Israeli (pearl) couscous, cooked 1/2 cu...
Ingredients
- 1/2cupisraeli (pearl) couscous, cooked
- 1/2cuproma tomatoes, diced
- 1/2cupsuper-sweet dried corn
- 1/2cuparugula, chopped
- 2ouncesmoked salmon, diced
- 2ounceasiago cheese, crumbled **
- 1/4cuptoasted pepitas **
- 1/4cupdried black currants** pesto dressing (see recipe below.)
Directions
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Cowboy Ciao Restaurant Stetson Chopped Salad Source: Chef Marianne Belardi - Cowboy Ciao Restaurant, Phoenix, Arizona - azfamily.com 1/2 cup
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All are available at Trader Joe's
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In a shallow bowl, assemble the ingredients in rows
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Start with tomatoes or arugula at one end
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push previous row back with one hand as you place and line up the next ingredient with the other hand
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After presenting salad, pour dressing over and toss to mix well
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Notes: If pearl couscous is unavailable, substitute a tiny pasta like ditalini or acini di pepe
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Pepitas are sometimes called Mexican pumpkin seeds