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Tostadas with Nopal Salad

Name: Tostadas with Nopal Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: Water; Onion (3/4); Garlic cloves (3); Salt (1 tablespoon, 15 g); Nopales (4 pieces, 400 g); Serrano chili pepper (1, 5 g); Tomatoes (1 piece); Cilantro (1 cup, 1 bunch); Salt and pepper (1/2 tablespoon, 5 g); Corn tostadas (1 package); Panela cheese (1/4, 50 g)

by Dana Peredo

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Fresh nopal salad with tomatoes, onions, chili peppers, and cilantro, served on crispy tostadas with panela cheese.

Servings: 4
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Difficulty: Easy
Category: Salad, Street food & savory snacks
Cuisine: Mexican
Serve: Cold
Texture: Crispy / Crunchy, Chunky
Techniques: BoilNo-cook
Meal: LunchSnack

Budget friendly
Family meal

Ingredients

Water
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Onion (3/4)
≈ $2.30 MXN
$27.90 MXN/kg
Garlic cloves (3)
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Salt (1 tablespoon, 15 g)
$0.40 MXN
Nopales (4 pieces, 400 g)
$15.56 MXN
Serrano chili pepper (1, 5 g)
$0.27 MXN
Tomatoes (1 piece)
≈ $3.57 MXN
$29.00 MXN/kg
Cilantro (1 cup, 1 bunch)
$11.00 MXN
Salt and pepper (1/2 tablespoon, 5 g)
$0.13 MXN
Corn tostadas (1 package)
No price yet
Panela cheese (1/4, 50 g)
$10.38 MXN

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Price reference: Guadalajara, Jalisco

Estimated cost so far

≈ $43.61 MXN

≈ $10.90 MXN per serving

8 of 11 ingredients

priced

73%

Prices are approximate. · Last updated Oct 14, 2026

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Tools

Colander
Stove
Knife
Wooden spoon
Saucepan

Steps

1. Heat water with onion and garlic5 min
Fill a saucepan halfway with water, add 1 slice of onion, the garlic cloves, and a little salt, and bring to a simmer over low-to-medium heat.
2. Chop and cook the nopales10 min
Meanwhile, chop the nopales into small cubes, then add them to the pot with the hot water, cover it, and let it cook.
3. Chop the vegetables6 min
Now chop the half onion and the tomato—first remove the seeds from the tomato—and the chili: you can remove the veins and seeds, or leave them in if you prefer it spicy. Make sure the vegetables are finely diced.
4. Make the vegetable salad3 min
Now pour the chopped vegetables into a deep bowl, then finely chop the cilantro and add it to the vegetables.
5. Stop cooking the nopales3 min
At this point, the nopales are already cooked, so we’ll pour them into a colander to rinse them with cold water.
6. Mix all the ingredients3 min
After draining them, add them to the plate with the chopped vegetables, season with a little salt and pepper, and then stir all the ingredients together.
7. Ready to serve
Finally, serve the salad on the tostadas and top them with a few pieces of panela cheese.