Taco Salad Dressing (Copycat Cafe Rio dressing)
The closest copycat Cafe Rio dressing out there that I’ve been working on for 6 years. Delicious on taco salad, burritos, tacos, with veggies dipped in it, and more!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: about 3 cups of dressing 1x
Ingredients
1 cup of buttermilk
1 cup mayo
1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream but Greek yogurt is better)
2 tsp lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tablespoons ranch powder
3 tomatillos cut into chunks or 1/3 cup salsa verde
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 jalapeños diced small with at least the seeds of 1 jalapeño *see note
1.5 bunch of cilantro chopped
Instructions
Add all the ingredients to a blender except the cilantro. Blend really well till dressing is basically totally smooth.
Add the cilantro and blend till incorporated *see note.
Refrigerate over-night to make a bit thicker or at least 3 hours.
Notes
I like the spiciness of all the seeds, but put in less if you want the dressing with less kick.
Save the seeds and put more in after blending (but before adding the cilantro) if you want more kick.
Half amounts for small batch, it does make quite a bit.
Don’t over blend after adding cilantro or the dressing will get too thin.
Keywords: salad dressing, Taco salad dressing, cafe rio, Dip, cilantro, spicy