My Favorite Cafe Rio Recipes

These are ones that I have used and will use again. Enjoy!

Black Beans (I am sure you could use whatever beans you wanted)
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/3 cup tomato juice
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp ground cumin
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp cilantro
Combine in a sauce pan and heat through
I used 2 cans of beans and doubled everything, but the oil. They were good.

Pico de Gallo
3 tomatoes diced
1/2 bunch cilantro minced
1/2 sweet onion minced
1 section green pepper minced
3-4 cloves of garlic minced
1/4-1/3 cup of vinegar
Combine and refrigerate

Rice (This was so good and so easy!)
3 cups water
4 tsp chicken bullion
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 can green chilies
3/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp butter
1/2 onion
3 cups minute rice
Blend cilantro, green chilies, and onion in food processor. Bring water to a boil and add all ingredients. Remove from heat and let sit.
I actually forgot to add the butter. It tasted so good, I probably wouldn't add it the next time.

Tomatillo Dressing
1/2 jalapeno (take out seeds)
2 cloves of garlic
2 tomatillos (remove papery skins)
1/2 bunch cilantro
juice of 1 lime
1 cup mayo
1 cup buttermilk
1 packet Hidden Valley buttermilk ranch
Combine everything in the blender. Allow several hours of refrigeration before serving.