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Cactus (Nopales) Chili
This is a
good vegetarian dish using nopales
(cactus) onions, garlic and chiles.
Recipe is reprinted with permission from
Rivenrock Gardens
growers of organic cactus
(nopales).
Rivenrock sells both wholesale and retail.
nopal cactus: photo by Rivenrock
Gardens
I N G R E D I E N T S
2lbs fresh cactus (nopales)
prepared and diced (or
32 ounce jar), drained
1 onion, chopped, same size
as nopales
1/8 cup corn or olive oil
2 jalapeno chiles
2 serrano chile
1/2 bulb garlic
1/4 cup
cilantro
I N
S T R U C T I O N S
Clean and dice nopales. Chop
onion into similar sized pieces and place in a large oiled skillet and
begin to fry.
Add garlic and chiles and salt. Cover and
simmer until tender.
Serve over diced and toasted tortillas or bed of rice,
top with chopped cilantro.
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Nopales (Cactus) Knife Set
If the thought of "pain" has
turned you off from trying fresh nopales then this new tool set is just what
you need. This set of nopales knives includes the short right angle blade
holds the nopales (cactus paddle) down while you scrape and remove the
spines with the flat knife blade. Its simple and fast and the best part, no
thorns in your hand! The set comes complete with an acrylic cutting board
the two nopales tools and a fruit scraper. The fruit scraper is used to
remove fruit from the peel, use for papaya, watermelon, even avocados
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