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CACTUS SALAD RECIPE - FOOD BLOG WITH AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RECIPES



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Recipe for a delicious, easy to prepare, healthy, vegetarian Mexican cactus salad (nopal or nopalitos salad).

Provided by Douglas Cullen

Categories     Salad

Total Time 25 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 lbs. cactus pads
4 Roma tomatoes (plum)
1 large white onion
12 sprigs of cilantro
6 ozs. ranchero cheese
1/2 tsp. salt + more if needed

Steps:

  • Cooking the Cactus
  • Other Ingredients
  • Assembling the Salad

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cup, Calories 105 kcal, CarbohydrateContent 11 g, ProteinContent 9 g, FatContent 7 g, SodiumContent 454 mg, SugarContent 5 g

CACTUS SALAD RECIPE - FOOD BLOG WITH AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RECIPES



Cactus Salad Recipe - Food Blog With Authentic Mexican Recipes image

Recipe for a delicious, easy to prepare, healthy, vegetarian Mexican cactus salad (nopal or nopalitos salad).

Provided by Douglas Cullen

Categories     Salad

Total Time 25 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 lbs. cactus pads
4 Roma tomatoes (plum)
1 large white onion
12 sprigs of cilantro
6 ozs. ranchero cheese
1/2 tsp. salt + more if needed

Steps:

  • Cooking the Cactus
  • Other Ingredients
  • Assembling the Salad

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cup, Calories 105 kcal, CarbohydrateContent 11 g, ProteinContent 9 g, FatContent 7 g, SodiumContent 454 mg, SugarContent 5 g

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