Cactus Napales Salsa Recipes

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CACTUS (NAPALES) SALSA

This is such tasty stuff, years ago a Mexican friend of mine showed me how to prepare cactus leafs. I'm so glad he did as this makes a wonderful salsa. The nice thing with this is you can heat it up or tone it down to your taste. I've actually toned this batch down from my normal salsa as I wanted the flavor of the cactus to...

Provided by Lou Kostura

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 8



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Steps:

  • 1. Clean stickers from cactus leafs, cut into 1/4 inch dice. Place in pot of water and boil 10 minutes.
  • 2. Drain and rinse cactus in cold water
  • 3. Mix all ingredients in bowl and refrigerate 2hours. Mix again and serve with chips

1 1/2 lb cactus leafs, cleaned and diced
4 roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 onions, vidalia, peeled and diced
3 jalapenos, fresh minced
4 clove garlic minced
1 bunch cilantro, fresh chopped
6 fresh limes juiced
1 tsp sea salt

CACTUS SALSA (SALSA DE NOPALITOS)

This is a great way to eat healthy cactus. Its great to eat with chips or as a side dish with carne asada. Its fast, simple, and will make your mouth watery!

Provided by Chef Carodriguez

Categories     Sauces

Time 15m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8



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Steps:

  • Drain and rinse nopalitos in a colander.
  • Chop nopalitos in 1/2 inch pieces.
  • Chop cabbage, onion, tomatoes, jalapenos and cilantro.
  • Mix everything in a large serving bowl.
  • Squeeze lemons and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 57.6, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 33, Carbohydrate 13.6, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 8, Protein 3

1 (32 ounce) jar cactus pieces (Nopalitos)
1 head of small cabbage
1/2 an onion
2 large tomatoes
2 -3 jalapenos
2 -3 lemons, juice of
1 bunch fresh cilantro
pepper or garlic powder

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