161 prickly nopal Recipes

green or red prickly pear fruit, lime juice, tequila, orange-flavor liqueur, sugar, crushed ice, lime slices (optional)

sweet potatoes , pricked with a knife, sliced bacon, chipotle in adobo, chopped , plus 2 tsp adobo sauce, grade b maple syrup, eggs, separated, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

dried ancho chilies, stemmed and seeded, eggs, beaten, shrimp powder, vegetable oil for frying, white onion, coarsely chopped, garlic, minced, water , or more as needed, chicken bouillon cubes, nopales (cactus), drained and rinsed, chopped fresh cilantro , or to taste (optional)

sliced carne asada (beef steak), boneless chicken breast, shelled shrimp, chorizo (mexican sausage), nopales (cactus leaves) or zucchini and yellow squash, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, green onions, tomato, salt, pepper, lime, quartered, avocado, queso fresco (mexican cheese), herdez salsa verde, tortillas, stone molcajete (mortar and pestle)

dry pinto beans, rinsed, salt, divided, bacon, chopped, flat cactus leaves (nopales), jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, onion

fresh nopales (prickly pear cactus paddles; about 5; see cooks note, below), chayotes (1 lb total), peeled , halved lengthwise, and seeds discarded, then cut into 1/4-inch-thick sticks (3 to 4 inches long), granny smith apple, left unpeeled, halved, cored , and thinly sliced lengthwise, scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced, navel oranges, fresh lime juice, salt, black pepper, raw (green) hulled pumpkin seeds, olive oil, cayenne

leg of lamb, red tree chilies, chicken broth, chickpeas, nopal leaves, salt, potatoes, rice, tomatoes, onion, sliced, water

flank steak, red onion, garlic clove, cilantro, salt, pepper, oregano, olive oil, lime , juice of, habanero pepper, chopped very fine, leaves lettuce, chopped, roma tomatoes, diced, nopal leaf, grilled (dice after grilling), avocado (garnish ), queso cotija cheese, crumbled (garnish ), refried beans, salsa or green chili

prickly pear fruit (about 10 oz. total ), lemon juice, sugar, ice cubes

tomatoes, chopped, golden delicious apples, grated, diced cactus pads, zucchini, grated, onion, chopped, juice of 2 limes or lemons

jennie-o ground turkey, green chilies, bell peppers , with chopped onions, black pepper, chili powder, reduced fat cheddar cheese, enchilada sauce, corn tortillas, nopales

cactus paddles or fresh green beans, sliced onion, minced garlic, tomatoes, diced small, radishes , julienned, chopped cilantro, extra virgin olive oil, white vinegar, lime juice, leaf oregano, salt, freshly ground black pepper to taste, crumbled queso fresco or feta cheese, cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp

bacon, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, green chilies, chopped, nopales (fresh cactus pads, cleaned of thorns and sliced into 1/4-inch strips), chili powder, tomato, chopped, eggs, beaten, cheddar cheese, grated, salt

roma tomatoes, seeded and diced, onion, diced, cilantro, chopped, jalapenos, minced, nopalitos, rinsed well and chopped, limes , juice of, salt

beans, whole and cooked , plus their cooking broth, canned corn niblet, cooking oil, onion, chopped, flour, nopales (cactus paddles(cooked or canned, in julienne pieces), pork rind, crumbled in bite size pieces, fresh serrano chilies, thinly sliced, salt , to taste

catfish nuggets, thawed, bacon grease, garlic cloves, minced, onion, sliced thin, mushrooms, sliced, spinach, rinsed and dried, nopal leaf, lemons, sliced in wedges