Café Rio Tomatillo Salad Dressing

Café Rio Tomatillo Salad Dressing

5 tomatillos -husk peeled off, washed and quartered (they are naturally sticky under the husks)
1 pkg. Buttermilk Ranch dressing mix (must be buttermilk or it doesn't taste right)
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 cup mayonnaise
1/8 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. brown sugar
5 slices bottled jalapeno (nacho sized slices)
1 T. Jalapeno juice
Juice of ½ a lime
1/8 tsp. chili powder

Combine all ingredients in blender. Serve over a taco salad.

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Fresh Salsa

4 lbs Roma Tomatoes
2 lbs Tomatillos
1 med. yellow onion
2 cloves fresh garlic
2 jalapenos peppers (remove seeds if you want a mild salsa)
1 bunch cilantro (cut half of the stems off)
1/2 of a lemon juice
1/2 of a lime juice
1 Tbls black pepper
1-2 Tbls salt
Put all ingredients in a food processor, and pulse to desired consistency.