Nopal Salad (Cactus Salad)

Appetizing nopal salad

Ingredients

• 5 Cacti

• 1 Tbsp Salt

• 1 White Onion, diced (can use any type of onion)

• 1 bunch Cilantro, chopped

• 2 Tomatoes, diced

• Chiles Serranos, or canned jalapeno in vinegar (optional)

• 1 Can Carrots

Directions

1. Clean the cacti by take the thorns off the cacti. Rinse them very well to makes sure you have those thorns cleaned off (you can also buy them at the grocery store already cleaned at cut for you).

2. Cut the cacti into small bite sized pieces.

3. Put them into a pot with a small amount of salt at the bottom. Do not add water because the cacti will release their own liquid.

4. Cook them on the stove at medium heat until they are dark green.

5. In a separate bowl, begin mixing the rest of the ingredients.

6. Rinse the canned carrots and add them to the onions, cilantro, and jalapenos. Add some of the jalapeno juice in as well (we added about 2 Tbsp). The amount of juice from the jalapenos is dependent on how spicy you want it.

7. Drain liquid from the cacti and mix in with the rest of the ingredients

8. Add salt to taste & serve.

9. Can use as a side for frijoles de la olla, chicken, or beef. You can also eat with tostadas, or by themselves.

Note

Can use fresh carrots (not from the can) but you would need to boil them with 1 tsp. of sugar to until they are tender. Drain them, and add 1 tsp. of white vinegar)

You can also omit the jalapenos if you don’t want it spicy.