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Ensalada
de Nopalitos (Cactus Salad)
A simple recipe for
nopalitos salad.
green prickly pear
(tuna) in full flower photo: gourmetsleuth.com
Serves: 6
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G R E D I E N T S
24 ounce jar sliced or diced prickly pear cactus (or
fresh sliced cactus, grilled or boiled and cooled)
2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
leaves
Dash of pepper
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S T R U C T I O N S
Place
cactus, tomatoes, onion and cilantro in glass or plastic bowl.
Shake remaining ingredients in tightly covered jar. Pour over
vegetables and toss. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
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nopalitos (cooked), fresh tomatoes, onions, cilantro, pickled jalapenos,
avocado and queso fresco.
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Buy
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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