Stetson Chopped Salad

By cweeks

This recipe is from Cowboy Ciao in Scottsdale, AZ. The best salad I've ever tasted!

Ingredients

• 2 ounces israeli couscous, cooked
• 2 ounces arugula, chopped
• 2 ounces roma tomatoes, diced
• 1 1/2 ounces smoked salmon, diced small
• 1/2 ounce asiago cheese
• 1/2 ounce pepitas
• 1/2 ounce black currants
• 1 ounce super sweet dried whole corn
• Pesto Buttermilk Dressing
• 1/2 cup pesto sauce
• 1 shallot, roughly chopped
• 1 cup aioli
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• salt & pepper

Preparation

Step 1

1 Layer salad ingredients in large bowl. 2 To make dressing, add first 3 ingredients to food processor and blend thoroughly. 3 With motor running pour in buttermilk. 4 Add remaining ingredients to combine. 5 Dress salad as desired, tossing to combine. 6 Store remaining dressing in refrigerator.