Ensalada de Nopales

Ingredients:

  • 3–4 nopales or cactus leaves
  • ½ cup plum tomatoes, deseeded and diced
  • ½ avocado
  • ½ cup cilantro (or to taste), finely chopped
  • ¼–½  onion, diced 
  • ½ onion, roughly chopped for boiling
  • Water, enough to cover the nopales and onion
  • Salt to taste 
  • ¼ cup pickled jalapeños 
  • Dried oregano, a large pinch

Instructions:

  1. Clean your nopales by removing the thorns.
  2. Dice your nopales leaves and set aside.
  3. Salt your water and boil onions and the nopales until the nopales achieve a lighter green color.
  4. Dice your other vegetables and cilantro and set aside until the nopales are done.
  5. Strain your nopales but do not include the boiled onions in the final salad.
  6. Combine the boiled nopales, vegetables, and cilantro.
  7. Add dried oregano and salt to the combined vegetables.
  8. Dice half an avocado and gently combine it into the salad.
  9. Enjoy!

Recipe Courtesy of Jackie Contreras.