Ensalada de Nopales y Camarones (Salad of Cactus and Shrimp)
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Ensalada de Nopales y Camarones (Salad of Cactus and Shrimp). Nopales
are the "paddles" of a cactus. The paddles have the spines removed then
can be grilled, sliced (nopalitos) and used in a variety of side and
main course dishes.
nopal cactus: photo by gourmetsleuth.com
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N G R E D I E N T S
3 ripe tomatoes, chopped
½ medium red onion, diced
1 jalapeno, diced
¼ cup chopped cilantro
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
4 medium size fresh nopales
Salt and freshly ground pepper
8 medium shrimp (about ½ pound), peeled and deveined, with tails on
¼ cup white vinegar
Lettuce leaves or corn tortillas for serving
I N S T R U C T I O N S
In a large bowl, mix the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno,
and cilantro. Set aside.
Preheat a ridged grill pan over a medium-high flame. In a medium bowl,
combine the garlic and ½ cup of the extra virgin olive oil. Dip the
nopales in the garlic oil to coat; season both sides with salt and
pepper to taste, reserving garlic oil. Place the cactus on the hot grill
and cook until limp, about 4 minutes on each side. When cool, cut the
pads into ¼-inch thick strips. Add to the tomato mixture.
Dip the shrimp in the reserved garlic oil to coat and season. Grill for
3 minutes on each side, until firm and pink and add to the
tomato-nopales mixture. Pour the vinegar and remaining ½ cup of extra
virgin olive oil; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve in a lettuce leaf or corn tortilla.
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Nolpal Prep Tools
Necessity is once again the mother of invention.
This handy set of tools takes the pain out of cactus thorn removal.
nopales knife set -
effortlessly removes thorns from nopal (cactus) paddles
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. Available at
Gourmetsleuth.com
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