CLASSIC STETSON CHOPPED SALAD

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Posted for ZWT 2006. This a signature salad recipe that comes from Cowboy Caio's Restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona. It has some unusual ingredients, but it's wonderful!

Provided by Galley Wench

Categories     Grains

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

4 cups cooked couscous (from 2 cups uncooked) or 4 cups quinoa (from 2 cups uncooked)
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts or 2 cups smoked salmon
2 cups roasted dried corn kernels (such as JustCorn)
1 cup grated asiago cheese
1 cup pepitas (salted roasted pumpkin seeds)
1 cup dried currant
1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
2 cups chopped spinach or 2 cups arugula
2 small shallots, diced
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup chopped garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh basil leaf
1 tablespoon pine nuts
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Steps:

  • Make a bed of couscous/quinoa on a large round shallow serving plate. In a wedge shape arrange the chicken, corn, cheese, pumpkin seeds, currants, tomatoes, and spinach on top of the couscous/quino. Alternatively the ingredients can be arranged in strips in individual salad bowls.
  • To make the dressing: in a medium bowl, combine the shallots, buttermilk, 1 cup aioli, 1/2 cup pesto, lemon juice, and pepper. You will have approximately 3 cups.
  • Serve the dressing in a pitcher for your guests to drizzle on their salad. Reserve the remaining dressing in a glass jar, refrigerated, for other salads.
  • Easy Aioli.
  • (makes about 1 cup).
  • Combine the olive oil, garlic, and salt in a small bowl. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 1 week.
  • Pesto.
  • (makes about 3/4 cup).
  • In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the olive oil, basil, pine nuts, and salt until combines. Refrigerate, covered , for 2 or 3 days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 634, Fat 45.7, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 30.6, Sodium 509.1, Carbohydrate 38.9, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 15, Protein 21.1

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