nopales
Nopales Fresh cactus pads are available year-found in Mexican markets and some grocery stores. Choose small or medium-size firm pads. They should not be wrinkled, soggy or too soft...
Ingredients
- onion, approx
- garlic, approx
- salt, approx
- oil, approx
- water, approx
- vinegar, approx
Directions
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Nopales Fresh cactus pads are available year-found in Mexican markets and some grocery stores
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Choose small or medium-size firm pads
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They should not be wrinkled, soggy or too soft
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If you are growing prickly pear cactuses in your garden, the pads are at their best in the spring
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You can eat the pads of any variety of prickly pear
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Harvest the nopal cactus when the individual leaf is young and fresh
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The leaves will generally be hand sized, they must have a glossy green sheen and be of minimum thickness, about 3/8 inch thick
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When the leaf has grown too thick and has lost its sheen, it will be pithy inside