Nopales Salad
The best and authentic recipe for Nopalitos Salad
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 65kcal
Ingredients
- ⅕ pounds chopped and cleaned nopales cactus
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups chopped tomato
- 1 diced jalapeno or serrano
- 3 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp oregano
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup white or apple vinegar
- 1 avocado cut in squares
- ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Place 1.5 chopped nopales cactus in a pot with 1 garlic clove, ¼ of an onion, and ¼ teaspoon of salt.
- Let it cook in its own slime and water for 20 minutes or until they are soft on the inside and outside and have turned into an olive oil color.
- Place in a strainer and rinse with cold water, this will help you to stop them from overcooking and get rid of the left mucilaginous texture.
- In a container add 1 cup of chopped onion and cover with ½ cup of white or apple vinegar, add ¼ teaspoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of oregano and let it rest for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the nopales to the onion, then 2 cups of chopped tomato and 1 jalapeno or serrano in slices.
- Mix all together and add salt to taste.
- You can add chopped avocado to this salad.
- Some people also add ¼ cup of olive oil. I used to do it but it really is not required the vinegar gives all the flavor it needs but I leave you another recipe for a prickled nopales salad recipe here.
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Nutrition
Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 306mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 199IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg
