Southwestern Cactus Salad

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

Original recipe makes 8 servings

Ingredients

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

  • PREP

    1 hr 5 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 5 mins

Directions

  1. In a medium size mixing bowl, combine cactus, tomatoes, onions, 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 30 kcal
Carbohydrates: 8.2 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fat: 0.3 g
Fiber: 3.6 g
Protein: 1.7 g
Sodium: 131 mg