tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post4897387149071087604..comments2024-02-14T01:03:32.678+01:00Comments on THE GREAT BIG VEGETABLE CHALLENGE: N is for NopalesCharlotte Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18168363478317650666noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-7136965900676689002009-06-23T05:02:36.617+01:002009-06-23T05:02:36.617+01:00Great you guys love veggies! Nopales are the oldes...Great you guys love veggies! Nopales are the oldest (and newest) discovery of culinary arts and a perfect healthy meal. You can even have a nopal with orange juice in the morning! Nopalitos will balance insulin and are proven to be a strong antioxidant, better yet, the ones that grow in Gomez Farias Tamaulipas (yea... hard I know) are the best! people call it "Nopal Real" and it does not even have thorns and lasts weeks before lossing it's properties. If you guys know who or where could we offer this Royal Nopal it would be really helpfull for our people... promise we'll even avoid jumping the fence! ;) I would even throw in a deal for you. Thanks and keep it green, God knows we all need to give a break to mather nature for our own sake.<br />Paul.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624585819121546347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-61289240376709428982008-02-21T12:42:00.000+01:002008-02-21T12:42:00.000+01:00There's a book by Anna Thomas called "From Anna's ...There's a book by Anna Thomas called "From Anna's Kitchen" (for the British market)<BR/>She has a few recipes for nopalitos, including how to prepare them from scratch.<BR/>For a nopalitos salad she suggests dicing 175gms of them (your jarred ones should be suitable), 1 tomato in chunks, 3-4 chopped spring onions, up to one tblspn minced fresh green jalapenyo chili, 4 tblspns chopped coriander, 125 mls cooked pinto or black beans, 1/2 tbspn lemon juice, salt/pepper.<BR/><BR/>Toss together, season to taste (more lemon/chili etc)<BR/>suggested garnishes are avocado, feta cheese, fresh chili salsa and corn tortillas.<BR/><BR/>I live in London but will be in Spain this weekend. I stumbled here looking for information on sourcing fresh nopales. Prickly pears grow nearly everywhere in the South East of Spain, I want to be reassured that nopales from the same plant are edible!Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856958373507974066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-38894565166587312222007-09-11T00:00:00.000+01:002007-09-11T00:00:00.000+01:00Mmm... nopales. Extra tasty when charred on the gr...Mmm... nopales. Extra tasty when charred on the grill on a gas stove and then cut into salsa.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794723829898024006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-16049686367817199972007-09-10T16:34:00.000+01:002007-09-10T16:34:00.000+01:00I love nopalitos from the jar!!!In college my best...I love nopalitos from the jar!!!<BR/>In college my best friend and I were addicted to burritos (vegetarian mostly) - for breakfast with eggs, for lunch and dinner with beans and cheese and maybe some veggies and rice. When we discovered pickled nopales we were transported to a whole new level of burrito heaven!sugarmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749382082937078835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-91626158704980358652007-09-10T15:32:00.000+01:002007-09-10T15:32:00.000+01:00Nopales are something I'd never heard of before, b...Nopales are something I'd never heard of before, but they sounds absolutely fantastic on your gorgeous tacos! I'm going to have a look for them next time I'm at the supermarket.Figs, Bay, Winehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453787426889071004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-39758605733414902132007-09-10T13:12:00.000+01:002007-09-10T13:12:00.000+01:00Schmoof - our jarred nopalitos were quite firm in ...Schmoof - our jarred nopalitos were quite firm in texture and not at all slimy. We can recommend them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-29243650035275160092007-09-10T12:42:00.000+01:002007-09-10T12:42:00.000+01:00I think I've had them fresh - my parents brought s...I think I've had them fresh - my parents brought some back from france, sliced them like runner beans and threw them in a salad. They were a bit too slimy for my liking, so maybe I'd prefer them from a jar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-45384036136464487032007-09-10T08:54:00.000+01:002007-09-10T08:54:00.000+01:00Ed - this is a great idea. We do have tortillas an...Ed - this is a great idea. We do have tortillas and the children both love quesadillas. So we will try this with some Monteray Jack cheese..<BR/>Thanks.<BR/>We have half a jar to finish and this is the perfect way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-44206465725048877792007-09-10T01:30:00.000+01:002007-09-10T01:30:00.000+01:00Charlotte, we travel to Mexico whenever we can and...Charlotte, we travel to Mexico whenever we can and love nopales just about any way we can get them. Do you have corn tortillas there? Even flour tortillas would do. Make cheese and nopales quesadillas, simply stuffing a Jack cheese or something similar with the nopales inside the tortilla, then folding it in half and toasting it gently in a "comal" or heavy skillet--or even on a plane griddle--until the cheese melts. You could also add sauteed onions, or use your imagination. Quesadillas prepared this way, with all sorts of fillings, are one of the favorite quick foods of mexico. Serve with a side of beans, rice, tomato salad.Ed Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-249667024516809392007-09-09T15:16:00.000+01:002007-09-09T15:16:00.000+01:00Tofu Mum - Thanks for those ideas.I think the scra...Tofu Mum - Thanks for those ideas.<BR/>I think the scrambled egg approach would go down well. <BR/>David. Yeh I rang around a few but didnt track them down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-88589066722603976352007-09-09T11:02:00.000+01:002007-09-09T11:02:00.000+01:00I'm lost on nopales - but was with most things I w...I'm lost on nopales - but was with most things I would eat the, especialy if served on these fantastic tacos! I'm sure somebody provides them fresh, have you tried ringing some of the Mexican eateries in London?<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>DavidDavid Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15151266175667351992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-85079020809688296142007-09-09T08:13:00.000+01:002007-09-09T08:13:00.000+01:00I use nopales in a Spanish-Mexican Rice sorta-thin...I use nopales in a Spanish-Mexican Rice sorta-thingy... Sautee onions, chopped nopalitos, corn, red sweet bell pepper and add 1 cup mild tomato salsa, 1 small-ish can tomato sauce and 1 can well-drained black beans. Mix with a couple cups cooked rice and some Mexican type seasonings. Yum.<BR/><BR/>I'm vegan so haven't trid it, but I know people also like nopalitos in scrambled eggs and baked egg-and-green-chile-and-cheese dishes.Tofu Mom (AKA Tofu-n-Sprouts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16536769929670412138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188293.post-77550954339382505812007-09-09T02:10:00.000+01:002007-09-09T02:10:00.000+01:00Good one there, Charlotte. Never heard of Nopalito...Good one there, Charlotte. Never heard of Nopalitos before.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.com