Southwestern Cactus Salad

Description

A delicious spicy salad, made from tender cactus, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, cilantro, and lemons. This is hot and spicy, so beware!

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) jar nopales – drained, rinsed, and dried
  • 2 cups chopped tomatoes
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 5 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 lemons
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt (Optional)

Instructions

  1. In a medium size mixing bowl
  2. combine cactus
  3. tomatoes
  4. onions
  5. jalapenos and cilantro. Squeeze the juice from both lemons over the mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Sprinkle with garlic salt (if you’d like) and serve.

Prep Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Servings: 8

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