Cafe Rio Pork Salad

I've seen some recipes like this on the internet and I decided to give this a stab. One recipe said to use 16 oz. salsa and the other said to use 14 oz. enchilada sauce. So, I decided I would combine both!

Here's what I did...

Pork
3.5 lbs pork loin
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1 onion
2 garlic cloves

Cut the pork into large chunk crock pot and add water to about half way up the side of the pork.

Cut onion in to 4 pieces and crush garlic and add to crockpot along with seasonings. Cook pork on low for about 6 hours or until tender.

Drain water and remove onions and garlic. Shred pork and return to crock pot.

Sauce
1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
1/2 c. salsa
3/4 cup Dr. Pepper
1 cup brown sugar

In a bowl mix the enchilada sauce, salsa, soda, and sugar. Add sauce to pork in the crock pot. Cook 1 hour longer.

Cilantro Lime Rice
2 c. rice
4 c. water
Bunch of cilantro
Lime juice

I put my rice and water in the rice cooker and let it do it's magic. Then I cut up the cilantro and put in some lime juice. I have a hard time finding fresh limes here in the Philippines, so I used store bought lime juice. I gave the little plastic lime a few squeezes and it seemed to taste about right.

Ranch Dressing
1 packet hidden valley ranch dressing
1 c. milk
1 c. mayo
2 tomatillos
1 tsp. crushed garlic
¾ bunch fresh cilantro
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
2 tsp. lime juice
salt & pepper

Put all ingredients into a blender and blend well. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Pico/Salsa
6 tomatoes
2 onions
1 jalepeno
2 garlic cloves
salt
1/2 bunch of cilantro

Dice up tomoatoes, onions, jalepeno, and cilantro. Crush your garlic. Add salt and give it a good mix. Let sit for about an hour in the refrigerator.

The grand finale...
First throw a tortilla on a plate, then add your favorite bean(black or pinto). Next add a nice helping of rice. Top that with some pork and pico. Throw on some lettuce and ranch and you got yourself a TASTY salad. You could wrap this up into a burrito as well.

YUMMY!