It is one of those knock-off Cafe Rio recipes that we Easterners like to use; but is tweaked a bit to my liking, and I like it better. Fur real.
Creamy Tomatillo Dressing
1 pkg. Ranch Dressing mix
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup mayonnaise (I use Dukes low fat)
1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt *
3 fresh tomatillos
1 cup fresh cilantro
2 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 lime, squeezed
Put everything in a food processor and puree
*Greek yogurt is the perfect substitute for sour cream. I always have it on hand. This original recipe called for a whole cup of mayo... but I couldn't handle putting a whole cup in, so I switched to doing half low fat mayo and half low fat sour cream... then my obsession with Greek yogurt began and I never use sour cream anymore. It tastes so good, is just as thick as sour cream (unlike normal yogurt) and is WAY better for you than sc and, actually than normal yogurt. So you should make the switch too :)
Tonight I put the dressing in my enchiladas
These were made with homemade tortillas (I really cant go back to store bought. Especially since I now have a tortilla maker that makes them so fast to make) wrapped around mexican chicken, black beans, cilantro/lime rice, cream tomatillo dressing, and cheese. Topped with a small about of enchilada sauce (I really dont like to over-do it on that stuff), cheese, and a dollup of greek yogurt :)
