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Print this Recipe (Nopales) The paddles that grow on the prickly pear cactus are called nopales and taste somewhat like green beans when cooked. Nopales are very common and used extensively in Mexican cooking in salads, soups, omelets, and as a filling for tacos and other snacks. If you have the opportunity to gather nopales from a prickly pear cactus, or purchase cactus with spines still on, it is necessary to remove them. CUTTING AND REMOVING THORNS FROM CACTUS PADDLES: Wear heavy protective gloves if cutting paddles from cactus plants. Cut young, small, thin paddles. They will be firm and have a better flavor. To remove the thorns, lay paddles on newspapers, outdoors, if possible. Wear gloves to protect hands and tongs to hold the paddles. Using a sharp knife, trim off the outside edge all around the paddles, then scrape the flat sides of the paddles with the knife blade to shave off all the tiny thorns that grow from the small bumps on the surface of the cactus paddles. Don't peel off the dark green outer skins. Rinse well. Cut off and discard the base of the paddle. The nopales are ready to cut into strips or squares, called nopalitos, or used whole, as recipe instructs. Roll up and discard the newspapers with the thorns and scraps inside. From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This recipe comes from the Cook'n collection. Try Cook'n for FREE!
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