Homemade Cafe Rio Pork Salad

one of my family's favorite meals. easy prep work and can be catered to meet everyone's specific tastes. thanks to Christy Miller for the tips about Dr.Pepper and the marinade with the pork. Its always a hit!

1 2-3lb boneless pork roast
1 20oz dr.pepper (not diet!)
1 McCormick Grill Mates Baja Citrus Marinade packet

place all 3 ingredients in a crock pot on low for approx 8 hours. after its been in for about 4 or 5 hours, i shred the pork (use 2 forks and pull it apart until its small strips), and then let it finish cooking. FYI, put a piece of aluminum foil in between the lid and the pot and it helps retain the heat much, much better.

when pork is done, have assembled the following ingredients:

black beans
mexican rice (sometimes when i am feeling lazy, i just use boring brown rice)
sour cream
salsa or pico de gallo
guacamole
fresh, chopped cilantro
shredded lettuce
lime wedges
shredded cheddar cheese
tortillas
creamy tomatillo dressing

(confession: i have tried a couple times to make the dressing at home, but can never achieve the consistency i like, so we cheat and buy the dressing in a pint for $5 from cafe rio. it really makes the homemade version of this salad taste like take-out!)

i place a small amount of the cheddar cheese on my tortilla, warm it up in the microwave for 20 seconds and then build my salad. if you make your own tortillas, just place the cheese on while still warm so it gets a little melty.