Authentic Mexican Nopalitos Recipes

CACTUS SALSA

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Learn how to make the Cactus Salsa also known as Mexican Nopales, a classic appetizer, and a favorite of ours!. It has chopped tomato, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime, cumin, and salt. I am paring it with corn chips.

Provided by Chef Adriana Martin

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pound cactus (raw, diced and cooked)
3 roma tomatoes (diced)
1 purple onion (chopped)
2 jalapeño peppers (deveined and chopped)
1 cup cilantro (roughly chopped)
1 lime
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt

Steps:

Clean and dice the cactus. Add the raw nopales and cover with water. Cook with a tablespoon of sea salt for 10-15 minutes covered. When ready remove the water and rinse several times with iced or cold until slime disappears.
Chop all ingredients and mix together with the cooked cactus. Season with sea salt, lime juice, and cumin.
Use the cactus salsa as an appetizer with corn chips or as a garnish for salads, tacos, sopes, or tostadas.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 52 kcal, Carbohydrate 11 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 614 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 4 g, ServingSize 1 serving

CACTUS SALAD

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Learn to make a classic salad from Mexico's iconic nopal cactus and discover your new favorite veggie. You can use jarred or fresh cactus pieces.

Provided by Robin Grose

Categories Appetizer Salad Side Dish Salad

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 tomato, chopped
1 small white or purple onion, chopped
2 cups of chopped, cooked nopales (from a jar, or see below recipes for instructions for using fresh cactus)
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro (leaves and stems)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed Mexican lime juice
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Crumbled queso fresco cheese , for garnish
Thinly sliced onion, for garnish
Sliced avocado, for garnish

Steps:

Gather the ingredients.
Pour canned or jarred nopales into a strainer to drain. Rinse under running water until jar liquid is washed off. Leave nopales in long strips or chop into pieces about the same size as the tomato and onions.
In a large glass, ceramic, or stainless steel bowl, toss together tomato, onion, nopales, and cilantro.
Place olive oil, lime juice, oregano, and salt into a small jar with lid on. Shake vigorously until mixture comes together. Pour dressing over salad and toss again, gently but thoroughly.
Cover bowl and refrigerate salad for at least an hour and up to 24 hours for flavors to meld. To serve, garnish with cheese, onion, and avocado.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 371 kcal, Carbohydrate 23 g, Cholesterol 21 mg, Fiber 11 g, Protein 11 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 418 mg, Sugar 8 g, Fat 29 g, ServingSize 4 portions (4 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g

NOPALITOS CON PAPAS

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An authentic Mexican dish; tender cactus with potatoes. Cactus tastes like cooked green beans.

Provided by Arianna

Categories Side Dish Vegetables

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 potatoes, peeled and cut into strips
1 (16 ounce) jar sliced nopalitos, drained and rinsed
1 onion, diced
1 small tomato, diced
1 minced jalapeno pepper
salt to taste

Steps:

Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the potatoes, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally until they begin to soften, about 10 minutes. Stir in the nopalitos, onion, tomato, and jalapeno. Season to taste with salt, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion has softened and turned translucent, and the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220.1 calories, Carbohydrate 36 g, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 7.1 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 76.3 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

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