I’ve been super busy lately. I was away last weekend at the Fins annual Fishing Tournament with That Organic Girl and Cookin’ and Kickin’ down in South Beach.
While my husband was fishing in the tournament, I took the kids to the beach and pool. If you’ve never been to South Beach just know that a surprising amount of people consider swimsuits optional. I can see why tan lines could be annoying but I would think sand in your naughty parts would be even more annoying.
I tried to cover my kid’s eyes but thankfully they were too busy in the waves to notice.
My husband caught a huge Tuna that we cooked up for dinner tonight!
Last night I hosted Bunko and made the whole Cafe Rio meal for the ladies. Cafe Rio is a restaurant that we loved when we lived in Utah. The copycat recipes are one of the very first recipes I ever posted on this blog so I thought I would dig them out of the archives for those of you who are new.
Start here to make the Cafe Rio Barbacoa Pork and my other favorite Cafe Rio recipes. Here’s the Cafe Rio Creamy Tomatillo Dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 (1 ounce) package Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup Mayo
- 1 large or 2 small tomatillos (they are green and by the tomatoes)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 to 1 small jalapeno, seeds removed
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients together in a blender or food processor and store in the refrigerator to let the flavors meld. Beware that the dressing tends to get hotter the longer it sits.
- Serve over Cafe Rio's Sweet Barbacoa Pork Salad or burritos with Cilantro Lime Rice.
Notes
Source: Sheri Denney
Oh my, this sounds delicious…thank you for sharing!
My mom was just telling me yesterday how tasty the salad dressing was! I’m definitely making it — I love Cafe Rio!
Hi Christy
Your Cafe Rio’s Creamy Tomatillo Dressing looks tasty
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Sounds yummy!
Oh how I have missed this dressing! We moved from Utah three years ago and I dream of this dressing some times. YUM!
I’ve never been to Cafe Rio but have heard mad reviews of it! I guess I’ll be making your copycat recipes at home to see what all the fuss is about since I don’t plan on going to Utah any time soon.
Wow – that dressing looks unbelievable. I’ve been dying to find the right dressing for a taco salad – voila, there it is! Thanks for sharing!
I moved away from Utah four years ago and u have been making this ever since. It is fabulous. The recipe I have doesn’t have the lime, so I will add that next time.
Thank you for sharing this delicious tomatillo salad dressing! I absolutely love Café Rio, especially the sweet barbacoa pork salad that this dressing pairs perfectly with. I made the dressing the other day and had pork salads last night and they tasted just like the real thing! Thanks again for sharing!
hey, I have been making your recipe a lot lately, but I always end up with extra dressing. Do you know how long it lasts in the fridge?
It’s good for a while. I would say at least two weeks…
I just made this dressing to go along with a tortilla soup and I just had to come on here and say how spot on this recipe is. It tastes just like the cafe rio dressing and it’s just plain delicious.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!!
I use this same recipe..it’s great but you have to boil the tomaillos whole for 2-munutes..before you use them in any recipe
Why?
I love the cafe rio dressing! I don’t have regular access to fresh tomatillos since I moved back to Alaska. Would canned ones work just as well??
Colleen. I don’t see why not? It should work with canned.