Cowboy Ciao

http://www.cowboyciao.com (480) 946-3111

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Old town Scottsdale 7133 East Stetson Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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Vegetarian Choices: Yes

Cuisine: Contemporary American

Price: $30

Modern American cuisine with wide-ranging global influences & bold flavors

First Course

Lead Off (choose one)

Grilled Peaches &Burrata
arugula, basil topped with agave nectar

Beets & Buckwheat
roasted beets & butternut squash, tossed with cracked buckwheat,
on Belgian endive with chevre & walnuts

(Corn) Nuts about Scallops!
sea scallops crusted with corn nuts & seared, with heirloom tomato salad and ris-OtT-o
(as in over the top risotto; grilled corn, bacon, roasted butternut squash, leeks, Manchego)

(add a course – our signature salad for $10)
Stetson Chopped Salad
smoked salmon, pearl cous cous, arugula, marinated tomatoes, sweet dried corn,
Ciao ‘trail mix’ (Asiago, pepitas, dried black currants), pesto buttermilk dressing
(either avocado or grilled & diced herbed chicken breast can be substituted for salmon)

Second Course

Seventh Inning Stretch (choose one)

Pastrami-Style Smoked Short Ribs
three day brine, ginger/brown sugar/paprika-rubbed, mesquite-smoked, served with Yukon/ Dijon mashed, Brussels sprouts & shallots, pink peppercorn/maple gastrique

Almond-Crusted Ahi Tuna
top grade Hawaiian Ahi, seared rare, served atop coconut milk-roasted yams with banana/curry sauce and side of mango/carrot/ginger slaw with toasted sesame seeds

Pig 'n Puddin'
pulled barbecue pork over creamy soft polenta with pepitas, dried cranberries, cotija

(add a course – from our opening menu in 1997, still a big hitter, for $10)
Exotic Mushroom Pan Fry
mucho mushrooms (cremini, button, oyster, cepe, lobster, black trumpet, shiitake, morel) in ancho cream over double-cooked polenta, topped with grilled portabellini, avocado, Roma tomato and cotija cheese

Third Course