ensalada de nopalitos (Cactus Salad)

[miss_shuggah]

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[meetay]

You can even cook everything all together except for the lime juice and serve hot with a lime wedge and warm corn tortillas on the side.

That sounds so good right now.

One question, about how much of the nopalitos should I get? Thanks so much, you're a doll!

[miss_shuggah]

well if you get the fresh i think 3-4 pads would be sufficient. if it's for you and zach that will be enough and you'll probably have leftovers.

nopalitos are also really good with red chile sauce served hot.

[miss_shuggah]

so i was talking to my mom about this and she said that they sell fresh nopalitos already cut at the grocery store so you might want to look for those.

[meetay]

Cool! You are so helpful!

[lavinia_short]

ooh, i can't wait to make this!!

we don't have cacti in our grocery stores here - but i bet i could find it in one of the latino markets - is there a certain kind i have to get?

[meetay]

Nopalitos are prickly pear pads.

[miss_shuggah]

you can probably also find a jar of it in the latin food section of your grocery store.

mmmmmmm

[faithfallfly]

Now I am so hungry! I don't believe I have eaten cactus before, which is odd because I've eaten a lot of random things (not that cacti are random to eat, just that if I've eaten things that are random and bizarre, why not the friendly and lovable if prickly cactus?). So I might have to make this tasty looking salad.

Re: mmmmmmm

[miss_shuggah]

oh you'll totally enjoy it. it's also supposed to be really good for you and great for your figure. it's supposedly going to be the next diet food... at least it says so in the spanish magazines. heh