Cafe Rio Salad - Janette Johnson
Recipe
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Ingredients
- Flour tortillas, warmed
- Black beans
- Green Chili Lime Rice
- Sweet pork
- Romaine lettuce, chopped
- Pico de Gallo salsa
- Guacamole
- Fried corn tortilla strips
- Tomatillo Ranch Dressing
Sweet Pork:
- 50.333333333333 lb pork tenderloin or shoulder roast
- 10.0666666666667 cup red salsa
- 20.133333333333 cups brown sugar
- 1.50.1 cans Dr. Pepper
Green Chili Lime Rice:
- 10.0666666666667 cup uncooked rice
- 10.0666666666667 tsp butter
- 20.133333333333 tbsp chopped onion
- 20.133333333333 cloves garlic, minced
- 10.0666666666667 tbsp canned green chili, chopped
- 10.0666666666667 lime zest and 2 tbsp lime juice
- 30.2 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
- 20.133333333333 chicken bouillon cubes
- Pinch of cumin
- 2.50.166666666667 cups water
Creamy Tomatillo Ranch Dressing:
- 10.0666666666667 tomatillo, husked
- 10.0666666666667 cup buttermilk
- 10.0666666666667 cup mayonnaise
- 10.0666666666667 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 10.0666666666667 lime, juiced
- 10.0666666666667 envelope buttermilk ranch mix
- 10.0666666666667 clove garlic, minced
- 20.133333333333 tsp sugar
- .50.0333333333333 fresh jalapeno, seeded
Steps
- To make sweet pork place the pork in a crock pot and pour a mixtures of the salsa, sugar, and Dr. Pepper over the top and cook on high for 8 hours. When meat is tender, remove meat from crock pot, cool slightly and shred pork. Replace the meat back into the cock pot and cook another hour. (Chicken can be substituted.)
- To make rice, saute onion in butter. Add green chili, cilantro, bouillon, cumin, lime, rice and water. Bring to a boil and cover, reducing heat. Simmer until rice is tender and water is gone.
- To make the tomatillo dressing, place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Refrigerate 1 hour. Dressing can be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Assemble the salad with the flour tortilla on the bottom. Add the rice, warmed beans, and shredded pork. Top with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, corn tortilla strips, and dressing.