Part of the fun in the Veg Out challenge is in trying new veggies for the first time. While we may cook with lots of veggies in our diets on a regular basis, it can be fun and exciting to get out of our comfort zones a little. One of the veggies on Recipe for Success’ Veg Out list is nopales – in other words, cactus. Yes, cactus. 

First, find out how to choose and clean nopales. 

Then, try this mouth-watering, veggie-filled recipe, provided by Recipe for Success Foundation, from the Original Ninfa’s on Navigation, for one way to cook cactus. Play around with exact measurements depending on your tastes. 

Timbal Nopal Salad

Ingredients: 

Portobello mushroom
Cactus
Red bell peppers
Zucchini
Squash
Poblano pepper
Toasted almonds
Rosemary
Fresh thyme
Parsley
Garlic 
Salt
Pepper
Manchego cheese
Chipotle sauce

Directions: 
Roast the vegetables with the fresh herbs and garlic with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Layer the vegetables like lasagna on top of chipotle sauce.

For more nopales recipes, see Recipe for Success’ Pinterest board. 
 
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