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Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

Rated as 4.82 out of 5 Stars
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"This recipe is similar to one that we enjoy at our favorite fast food salad place. We also use this as a dip for chicken nuggets. If dressing is too thick, thin it with a little milk."
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Ingredients

1 h 5 m servings 177
Original recipe yields 10 servings (2 cups)

Directions

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  1. Blend buttermilk, mayonnaise, cilantro, tomatillo, lime juice, jalapeno pepper, ranch dressing mix, garlic, and black pepper together in a blender until smooth. Refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 1 hour.
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 177 calories; 17.7 3.9 1.1 9 348 Full nutrition

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I loved everything about this and will make it over and over again. The possibilities are endless as to what it would go good with. Buttermilk is not something I keep on hand but it is so simple...

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Followed recipe as is, mine however turned out too watery but was tasty. Not sure what caused it to be so watery.

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I loved everything about this and will make it over and over again. The possibilities are endless as to what it would go good with. Buttermilk is not something I keep on hand but it is so simple...

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This is the closest copycat recipe I have found to Cafe Rio's house dressing. My family practically drinks it. Don't over-blend it.

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Did it just like the recipe said, except I didn’t have time to let it refrigerate for an hour. We used it on top of a simple meatless taco salad. It was delicious, and it stayed fresh in the fri...

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Followed recipe as is, mine however turned out too watery but was tasty. Not sure what caused it to be so watery.

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This was amazing and my kids loved it too

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Great dressing! I added half an avocado to make it more creamy. That made it perfection!

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Absolutely relish! I added 1/2 of an avocado and it was perfection!!!

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I have made tho twice now and we love. This one recipe that I will use a lot.

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I was looking for a recipe like the ranch dressing at Don Pablos and this was delicious. It was the first time using tomatillos and I will definitely be making this again.

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