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09 September 2011
Juuust a taste, he said...→[More:]Tried it once and now you're hooked.
The creamy tomatillo dressing from Cafe Rio.
I have a small but real anxiety at the thought of running out.
I've never heard of Cafe Rio and can't remember what tomatillos taste like. But the recipe's got a packet of Hidden Valley in it. This could be great. Printed!
I love me some Salsa Verde (though I have never dared work with fresh tomatillos, I buy the jar) and some Chipotle Ranch Dressing (which has nothing to do with the giant burrito chain - I was enjoying chipotle stuff before there was a Chipotle).
Anyway, I can imagine that being like the lovechild of those two wonderful condiments (but I wonder if using the Salsa Verde from the jar instead of prepping your own tomatillos would work... it is not very spicy)
There's a Cafe Rio in Oxnard (Winner of Worst City Name in California), straight down Highway 101 from me - 135 miles, plus two locations in L.A. in old neighborhoods of mine. Not enough to make me go back to L.A. anytime in the foreseeable future, though. I wonder if they deliver.