Cafe Rio Style Creamy Tomatillo Salad Dressing

Ingredients

• 2 cups prepared Ranch Dressing
• I usually use a packet of Hidden Valley Ranch buttermilk mix, but you can make your own
• 1 small bunch cilantro, large stems removed
• 2 large or 4 small tomatillos
• 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
• 2 T fresh lime juice
• 1 tsp. Green Tabasco sauce or 1 diced jalapeno pepper

Directions

1. Make the Ranch dressing using the package instructions or the recipe you’ve chosen, then transfer it to the refrigerator. If your dressing comes from a packaged mix and you have time, let it cold for an hour or two so it can thicken up.
2. Trim away the big cilantro stems. Rinse the leaves, then dry them in a salad spinner or pat them dry with paper towels.
3. Place the cilantro in a food processor with the steel blade attached, and pulse until it is chopped very fine. No food processor? Mince everything thoroughly by hand, then finish the dressing in a blender.
4. Put the tomatillos, garlic, lime juice, and either the Green Tabasco or the chopped jalapeno into the processor with the cilantro. Pulse until the mixture becomes a fine puree.
5. Pour in the 2 cups of prepared dressing, then pulse only a few times, just until everything comes together.
6. Refrigerate the dressing for an hour or two before serving.