Prepared Nopales never get old. There are many ways to this dish and this is my steady favorite. Easy at it looks because it is yet underrated. Tender and chilled until cold then mixed with fresh small diced goodness.
Why Try Nopales This Way?
I grew up eating this rich green of the earth—diced onions and cilantro for lunch and dinner meals or a taco a la rapida (fast). My grandma always prepared them for me, and they stuck forever to my taste.
Eating them all the ways is delicious too but this is it for me. Recipes contain tomato and others, even chopped peppers, but I always stick to this foul-proof recipe for lunch/dinner or guisados (stews). Any other ingredients or flavors I’d crave, I could always easily add-in for other healthy meal options.
For the perfect flavored nopales. To learn how to cook them tender, visit my cooking nopal post.
Ingredients
Ingredient Quick List: cooked nopal (diced and cooked cactus paddles), white onion, cilantro.
Ingredient notes
If using jarred nopales, taste them before adding additional salt. Some jarred products may contain salt, just a heads up to avoid over salting.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Dice fresh ingredients + combine and mix.
A printer-friendly recipe card with instructions is available at the bottom of this post.
Ways to Flip [Prepared Nopales]
- Use any leftovers in making stewed guisados. Super delicious way to sneak in a veggie if making from meat.
- Add large diced potato or chayote in addition to cooked nopales in warm salsa for a vegetarian stew.
Pro tips / Receta Notes
Recipe yield: About 2.5 cups nopales
Storage: Nopales must be refrigerated. Store covered with lid in refrigeration if not consumed within a few hours, especially in warmer temperatures. This recipe will last up to 7 days.
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Nopales
DESCRIPTION
Equipment
- Knife for dicing
- Chopping board
- Spoon or Fork for mixing
Ingredients
- 2 cups Nopales cooked + diced
- 1/3 cup Onion small chopped
- 1/3 cup Cilantro small chopped and loose packed
- Salt optional
Instructions
- Cook nopales until tender and strain from water and allow them to cool.
- Meanwhile, chop onion and cilantro.
- On a plate or in medium bowl, combine all ingredients and gently mix.
Notes
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Nutrition
Equipment
- Knife for chopping
- Chopping Board
- Spoon or fork to mix
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