Nopales with Black and White Beans

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Glorious American Food

By Christopher Idone

Published 1985

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Ingredients

  • 6 medium nopales (cactus leaves)
  • ¼ pound butter
  • ¼ pound

Method

To prepare the nopales

Blanch the nopales in a pot of lightly salted boiling water for 4 minutes. Drain and reserve.

When ready to serve, melt the butter in a skillet and sauté the leaves briefly on each side.

Remove and cut diagonally into ½-inch strips.

To prepare the beans

Drain the be