Recipe: Cactus Salad
For 1 Persons
Category: New, Text, Import
1 1/2 lb Fresh or prepared cactus
-paddles or nopale; needles
-removed
3/4 c Olive oil
1 1/2 ts Salt
4 Italian Roma tomatoes,
-cored, seeded and cut into
-1/4" dice
1/2 sm Red onion, cut into; 1/4"
-dice
2 md Serrano chiles, stemmed,
-seeded and; finely diced
2 bn Cilantro, leaves only,;
-chopped
1/2 c Finely grated Cotija or
-Anejo cheese
1/2 c Red wine vinegar
1 ts Freshly ground black pepper
6 Lettuce leaves
1 Avocado, peeled, seeded and;
-sliced for garnish
1/4 c Cracked black pepper
-garnish,; recipe follows
Preheat grill or broiler. Place cactus paddles in a bowl and toss with 1/4
cup of the olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Grill or broil the
paddles until grill marks appear on each side, or they turn dark green with
black patches, about 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
Cover and chill 2 to 4 hours or overnight. Cut cactus into 1/2-inch pieces.
In a large bowl, combine the cactus, tomatoes, onions, chiles, cilantro and
cheese with the remaining 1/2 cup oil, the vinegar, the remaining 1
teaspoon salt and pepper. Toss well. Serve on plates lined with lettuce
leaves, and garnish with avocado slices sprinkled with cracked pepper
garnish.
Recipe By :TOO HOT TAMALES SHOW #TH6118
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #316
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 08:02:26 -0500
From: Meg Antczak
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