Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Close Second, Cafe Rio House Dressing


For all you western Cafe Rio lovers, this one's for you! This is a wonderful healthy option for their house dressing they use on their salads. We love to make cilantro lime rice, black beans, pico de gallo, and gaucomole with romaine lettuce and fresh cilantro for our salads. You could also roast or grill up some veggies to top it off. Enjoy this for Cinco de Mayo!

1 cup Vegenaise (I like the kind made with grape seed oil)
1/2 bunch Cilantro, washed
1/3 cup Goats Milk, or favorite milk option
1 half fresh Jalapeno or Tomatillo, sliced
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 tsp Cayenne
1/4 tsp dried Dill Weed
1/2 tsp Onion powder
1/2 tsp Parsley Flakes
1/2 tsp Garlic Salt
1/2 tsp Real Salt or Himalayan Salt


Combine all ingredients into a Vita Mix blender or food processor. Start blending on low until cilantro is fully chopped and then gradually turn up the speed until you have a fine creamy consistency. Store dressing in a container and chill for at least 30 minutes or over night. Enjoy on a salad, in burritos, or any other Mexican dish you like.

4 comments:

Emily said...

That makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Thanks for sharing!

Heather Lynn said...

This looks so Yummy!!!

Jenny said...

If you ever find a way to make Cafe Rio's pork...I'm so in!

Heather Lynn said...

This weekend we were invited to some friends house for mexican food. One of the things I brought was this sauce. SO GOOD!!! Even when dinner was way past done they were still eating it with chips. Thanks for the recipe!