Nopales, also known as prickly pear cactus pads, are vastly versatile, antioxidant-packed succulent plants. While these spiny cactus paddles are staples in Mexican cooking, their uses are endless and ...

A taste of these black beans with nopalitos reveals a deceptively simple and extraordinarily earthy dish. In Mexico, nopalitos are always sold “de-spined.” If you are unlucky enough to have to buy ...

Nopales, the paddles of cactus plants, get tender, smoky, and soft on a comal or griddle, picking up a strong char from the hot cast iron. High-heat cooking also tempers their natural sourness and ...

Instructions: Clean and cut cactus paddle into a small dice. Soak the cactus in copiously salted water up to 30 minutes to remove “slime.” Drain, rinse, and repeat if necessary. Fill medium-sized ...

“I get into the spirit of things,” says Sandra Sanchez as she takes out red, white and green plates and unwraps a bundle of red, white and green napkins. In the family room, the table that she will ...

For Pico de Gallo: Toss the tomatoes, onion and cilantro together. Add escabeche liquid and salt, to taste. For Nopalitos: Place prepared nopalitos, onion and tied bunch of cilantro in a large ...

In a medium pot, combine the coffee, 2 cups water, and the piloncillo (or brown sugar). Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, then remove from the heat and let steep for 10 minutes, stirring ...

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Chef Amalia Flores joined Gayle Guyardo, the host of the global health and wellness show, Bloom, to share a delicious, refreshing cacti salad recipe. Nopal is a common name ...

Cactus might look intimidating, but once you learn how to clean and cook it to make nopales, you’ll be looking for ways to incorporate this nutritional powerhouse into more dishes Walk around almost ...

Some summer foods beg to be eaten: fresh tomatoes, sweet corn on the cob. But one virtually screams, "Leave me alone!" Nopalitos are the pads of the prickly pear cactus. In Mexico and the American ...