Cactus and Queso Fresco Salad

Now that you are a pro at getting nopales prepped (see this page—or you cheated like I sometimes do and bought yourself a prepared bag), you are ready to make this amazing salad!

This dish was the one that convinced me I needed to give cactus another chance. Growing up, I wasn’t a picky eater, but the slimy look of cactus always turned me off. Years later, I decided to give cactus another try at my goddaughter Cassandra’s quinceañera