Ensalada de Nopalitos

Name: Ensalada de Nopalitos
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon pineapple vinegar (can substitute citrus vinegar); Freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon pineapple vinegar (can substitute citrus vinegar); 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sea salt; 8 cactus paddles (nopalitos) (1¾ pounds/800 g); purchase ones with thorns already removed; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 chile de arbol, stems and seeds removed; 1 guajillo chile, stems and seeds removed, cut into thin rings; 1 dash ground cumin; 1½ teaspoons dried Mexican oregano; 8 cactus paddles (nopalitos) (1¾ pounds/800 g); purchase ones with thorns already removed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

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Asada

By Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral

Published 2023

About

A carne asada is a very salad-friendly affair. All the piles of grilled meat beg for some crisp vegetables to eat them with. If you are only going to offer one salad, this is the one to make. Instead of boiling or grilling nopales, they are cured in salt, which maintains the limelike tartness that these cacti offer and their vibrant green color as well.

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Americas
Mexico
Side dish
Central America
Vegan
Gluten-free

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