Friday, October 16, 2009

CafeRio Salad


This salad is so good I might be so bold as to say it is better than the real thing!
Pork:
Boneless pork roast
1 T cumin
1 C brown sugar
can of Coke
1 jar of salsa
1 tsp paprika
Place roast in crock-pot and add 2 cups water. Cook roast in crock pot on low for 5-8 hours on medium heat. Drain the water and greast from crock pot. Trim any excess fat off of the pork. Cook until pork falls apart and you can shred it with a fork

Rice:
6 cups water
4 t. chicken bouillon
4 t. minced garlic
1/2 bunch chopped cilantro
1 t. cumin
1 can green chilies
1 t. salt
1 T butter
1/2 medium onion, chopped
3 cups rice uncooked long grain
Bring water to boil, add all ingredients. Cook for 30 minutes
( this made a ton of rice so you might want to 1/2 the recipe

Creamy Tomatillo dressing:
3 fresh tomatillos, cut into quarters
1 package Buttermilk ranch dressing mix
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup fresh cilantro
3 cloves garlic crushed
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
2 T lime juice

Layer salad according to your liking:
place a warm tortilla in bottom of bowl and put shredded cheese on it
black beans
tomatoes
Romaine lettuce
crushed tortilla chips
lime wedges

Yummy!!!

1 comment:

Pickle said...

I am totally impressed, come over and make it for me!