Cafe Rio Tomatillo Dressing

This Cafe Rio Copycat Tomatillo Ranch Dressing is soooo good! It tastes just like the real thing. Now you can have your favorite dressing at home!

CAFE RIO

One of my very favorite places to eat at is Cafe Rio.  It is my favorite for a lot of reasons.  I have found several items I can eat here that work with my food intolerances.  One of my favorite things at Cafe Rio is their Creamy Tomatillo Ranch Dressing (their house dressing).  It is so good.  I could drink this stuff…not really…but I do enjoy it!  So I went on a search to find the recipe and I found one that tastes pretty darn close.

In my search, I came across SEVERAL sites sharing recipes.  I made a few…but this one, in my opinion, is the winner.  I actually found this same recipe on a few different sites.  I tracked it back to Favorite Family Recipes and am looking forward to trying out their other Cafe Rio Copy Cat Recipes!!

SHRIMP TACOS

For dinner the other night, we were short on time due to some of the kid’s evening activities, so I had to come up with a quick and easy dinner idea.  So, I whipped up some Shrimp Tacos and everyone loved them.  I am sure it had to do with the fact that we smothered them in this delicious Creamy Tomatillo Ranch Dressing!

I simply sautéed the shrimp in some butter, garlic and a teensy bit of cayenne powder.  While the shrimp was cooking, I chopped up some cabbage (purple cabbage would be a great addition too), sliced some tomatoes and avocados, and chopped up some cilantro.  If I had more time, I would have chopped up the cabbage earlier and mixed it with the Creamy Tomatillo Dressing and let it sit for an hour in the fridge before serving up.

We served them up on some flour and corn tortillas since we have fans of both at our house!  A super quick, easy  and fresh dinner idea.  They were a hit!  I made some the next day for my lunch!  (This picture is from the next day and we didn’t have tomatillos or as much cilantro to add because we had used it up the night before, so the dressing has a bit less green tint then what it will have).

CAFE RIO DRESSING

The Creamy Tomatillo Ranch Dressing is quick and easy to make as well. All you need to do is blend the ingredients together in your blender.  It takes about 5 minutes tops to make!  Here is the recipe:

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Cafe Rio Tomatillo Dressing

Our Copycat recipe for Cafe Rio's Cilantro Ranch Dressing is so good! It's made with cilantro, mayo, ranch seasoning, buttermilk, & tomatillos. It tastes just like your favorite Cafe Rio Ranch Dressing!

Course Dressings

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword cafe rio dressing, cafe rio house dressing, cafe rio ranch dressing, cilantro ranch dressing, ranch dressing, salad dressing

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 12 servings

Calories 143 kcal

Author Amy

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. Ranch Dressing mix
• 1-2 tsp. lime juice
• 3 each tomatillos
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup green enchilada sauce
• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

Instructions

1.  Throw all the ingredients into your high powered blender and blend until smooth and creamy!

Nutrition Facts

Cafe Rio Tomatillo Dressing

Amount Per Serving (2 Tbsp)

Calories 143 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Fat 15g23%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Trans Fat 1g

Cholesterol 10mg3%

Sodium 191mg8%

Potassium 39mg1%

Carbohydrates 2g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 154IU3%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 26mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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