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Nopal Salad
by Viri Ortega
A fresh salad made with cooked nopales, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro—perfect as a side dish for grilled meat or chicken.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Category
- Salad, Side dish
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Serve
- Cold
- Texture
- Chunky
- Techniques
- Boil
- Meal
- LunchDinner
- BBQ
Ingredients
Cleaned nopales (500 g)
$19.45 MXN
Medium tomatoes, chopped (2 pieces)
≈ $7.13 MXN$29.00 MXN/kg
White onion, finely chopped (1/4 piece)
≈ $0.77 MXN$27.90 MXN/kg
Fresh cilantro, chopped (1/2 cup, 1 bunch)
$11.00 MXN
Cubed fresh cheese (200 g)
$33.33 MXN
Serrano or jalapeño chili pepper, chopped (1 chili pepper) (15 g)
$0.81 MXN
Lemon juice (1 piece)
≈ $2.14 MXN
Olive oil (2 tablespoons)
$8.36 MXN
Salt and pepper (1 pinch)
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Price reference: Guadalajara, Jalisco
Estimated cost so far
≈ $82.99 MXN
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Steps
- 1. Nopales10 min
Cook the nopales in water with a little salt.
- 2. Preparation
Drain them and rinse them with cold water to reduce the slime. Let them cool.
- 3. Mix
In a bowl, mix the nopales with the tomato, onion, cilantro, and chili pepper, if using.
- 4. Season
Add the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and a little oregano (optional).
- 5. Finally
Add the fresh cheese just before serving.
- 6. Serve
Serve it with corn tortillas, tostadas, or as a side dish with grilled meat or chicken.
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