The Original Chopped Salad, made famous at Citizen Public House and also at The Gladly restaurant in Phoenix, AZ is easy to make at home! A unique blend of veggies- fresh and dried, sweet currants, salty pepitas and creamy dressing make this salad a hit with everyone. The Original Chopped Salad recipe is one you will make over and over again.
Arizona State Salad
A few weeks ago, my daughter Brooke, aka Female Foodie , texted me and said “Mom you NEED to make this salad, it is one of the best salads I have ever eaten!” When your daughter (who has a food blog and eats out every day) says this is one of the best salads she has ever eaten, you know it has to be good! The Gladly restaurant in Phoenix, AZ features this salad as one of their signature dishes.

I am so happy to have a recipe for this salad that I can use over and over now! Great post!
Thanks for sharing, Brookie! This is such an amazing salad and definitely a keeper.
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Mom
YESSSSS!! One of my all time favorite salads EVER!! As an Arizona native… I believe Cowboy Ciao was the first restaurant with this salad. I had it there years ago when they were still open. Wildflower Bread Co. has basically the same salad as well. The flavors and textures are spot on…I literally could eat this salad every day. Thanks for the recipe Si.
I agree, Katherine! This salad is hard to beat, and perfect for the Spring and Summer season. Thanks for sharing and for reading ABK,
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Si
I can’t find the explanation for the * listed in the recipe. Can you help?
Thanks!
Hi Diane, all of the * explanations are listed in the recipe notes as bullet points. Hope this helps and thanks for asking!
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Si
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse serves a chopped salad with a light lemon dressing. I made the Internet recipe version for Super Bowl Sunday. I’m definitely going to make your recipe for Easter dinner.
As always, your recipes are so easy to follow and so yummy!
This salad would be perfect for Easter, Stefanie. Thanks for your comment and for reading ABK!
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Si
We have loved this salad for years… yes I think It originates from Cowboy Ciao. Sorry to hear they closed. We get the salad at Wildflower Bread Co whenever in AZ. I’ll have to try Gladly as well! I make this for parties often and smoke my salmon. I buy the freeze dried corn from amazon. Excited to try your dressing recipe!
Hi Rebecca, this salad is definitely one of my new favorites too. There are so many yummy flavors, and smoked salmon would be so delicious in it. Thanks for sharing and for reading ABK!
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Si
This is by far the best salad on the planet!! I did a blog post on my “attempted” version of this salad a few years ago, and yours looks even better!! I lived in Phoenix/Scottsdale for about 12.5 years and Cowboy Ciao was a favorite spot of mine! Thanks for this awesome post!
This is the Best Salad!! We used to drive over to Scottsdale just to get it at Cowboy Ciao. So sad they closed. Thanks for the recipe! I’m excited to try it at home!
I’m so glad you’re trying it, Anne. It’s definitely become one of our favorites. Thanks for sharing and for reading ABK!
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Si
This was a beautiful and delicious salad! I served it twice this weekend! We all were impressed! The dressing would be great anywhere. The couscous was a hit and I loved the trail mix. The balsamic tomatoes were perfection! I served smoked salmon but also let people choose shredded rotisserie chicken if they preferred.
I love your idea of using chicken as a substitute. This salad has so many flavors, it’s hard not to love it. Thanks for sharing and for reading ABK, Karen!
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Si
if making for a crowd would you toss together?
Hi Becky, you can certainly mix the salad together for a crowd. Thanks for asking and for reading ABK,
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Si
Honestly the best salad I’ve made in a long time! I followed the recipe exactly, except that I never found currants and used raisins instead! It’s totally worth finding all the ingredients that you can. I found the freeze dried corn on Amazon and just shipped it with prime.
I can’t say enough good things about it!
Thank you for this recipe!
I agree, Raquel, this salad is by far one of my favorites. I’m so glad you enjoyed it and thank you for sharing!
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Si
This recipe is delicious. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to find all the ingredients but I actually found most of it on amazon and had it delivered to me so I didn’t have to scour the store for them! I also bought turmeric flavored Israeli cous cous on accident but decided to use it anyway and I really liked it. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! Before Citizen Public House and The Gladly existed, this salad was a destination meal at Cowboy Ciao in Old Town 🙂 It’s been around since at least 2004, when I first had it! I’m so grateful to be able to replicate it and share it with my family and friends on the east coast. The recipe is perfect!