Ensalada de Nopalitos con Chile Guajillo

Nopales are an essential part of the Oaxacan diet. Oftentimes, they are the only vegetable that people eat in a day. It helps that they are a very satisfying one due to their mushroom-like meaty texture and pleasantly sour flavor. When cured in salt, their flavor is even more intense, and it retains nopales’ natural jungle-green color. I created this recipe that combines salt-cured nopales with the time-honored way of cooking them by boiling them in water. Together, they make the perfect sa