Cactus Salsa Salsa De Nopalitos Food

CACTUS SALSA

Steps:

• Clean and dice the cactus. Add the raw nopales and cover with water. Cook with a tablespoon of sea salt for 10-15 minutes covered. When ready remove the water and rinse several times with iced or cold until slime disappears.
• Chop all ingredients and mix together with the cooked cactus. Season with sea salt, lime juice, and cumin.
• Use the cactus salsa as an appetizer with corn chips or as a garnish for salads, tacos, sopes, or tostadas.

CACTUS SALAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pour canned or jarred nopales into a strainer to drain. Rinse under running water until jar liquid is washed off. Leave nopales in long strips or chop into pieces about the same size as the tomato and onions.
• In a large glass, ceramic, or stainless steel bowl, toss together tomato, onion, nopales, and cilantro.
• Place olive oil, lime juice, oregano, and salt into a small jar with lid on. Shake vigorously until mixture comes together. Pour dressing over salad and toss again, gently but thoroughly.
• Cover bowl and refrigerate salad for at least an hour and up to 24 hours for flavors to meld. To serve, garnish with cheese, onion, and avocado.

CACTUS SALSA (SALSA DE NOPALITOS)

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.

CACTUS PADDLE SALAD/RELISH OR ENSALADA DE NOPALITOS

Steps:

• If the cactus is in big chunks dice to 1/2-1/4 inch pieces.
• Toss together with the tomato, onion and cilantro.
• Whisk together the dressing ingredients and toss with the salad.
• Serve.

CACTUS PICO DE GALLO SALSA

Steps:

• Rinse cactus well under cold water. Cut the already sliced cactus into small pieces. The cactus also has a serrano in the jar, mince that also.
• Dice tomatoes, onion, jalapenos (I leave the seeds in, but you can take seeds out) and cilantro. In a large bowl mix all ingredients together, add minced garlic and salt to taste. Crumble Queso Fresco into the mix and add lemon juice. You may want to add a little lemon juice at a time and mix and taste until it is to your liking.