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nopalitos salad

(1 rating)
llrivey avatar
Recipe by
laura ivey
@llrivey
plainfield, IN

My Brother made this for Thanksgiving, he used fresh cactus paddles (abt 5-6). But I use the cactus from the jars, to save alittle time, and a couple of steps. We thought both ways were great.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For nopalitos salad

  • 2 jar
    (30oz) of cactus, (nopalitos), drained and rinsed.
  • 1-2 Tbsp
    lime juice
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp
    water
  • 1/2-1 tsp
    cider vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    oragano
  • 1 can
    diced tomatoes, well drained
  • 1 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1 md
    yellow or orange bell peppers, chopped
  • 1/2 sm
    red onion, sliced thin

How To Make nopalitos salad

  • 1
    Place cactus to colander,remove the pepper and onion from the jars, rinse under cold water, strain well. Set aside
  • 2
    In a medium bowl, whisk lime juice, oil, water, vinegar, sugar, oregano together.
  • 3
    Slice the red onion into thin slices, drain the tomatoes well. Combine the cactus, onion,tomatoes and the dressing together and mix well.
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