Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2011

Excellent salad! I use fresh cactus because it's healthier. Clean, dice and boil until tender. Drain & rinse, rinse, rinse! (When you run your fingers through the colander you should not feel any aloe!) Spread out on paper towel and pat dry! (easy and MUCH better than the jarred stuff!) I add chopped black olives and dress it with 1/4 c. each of EVOO & red wine vinegar. Chill well. Top with diced avocado and cojita cheese. Serve over lettuce leaves or a bed of field greens! Some people like to eat it with topotos, almost like a pico de gallo!

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Karen H

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2011

Excellent. I use canned jalapenos and use the vinegar from the can instead of the lemon or lime juice. I also add some Hass avocado and mix it in to make it creamy. We eat this all the time and it has always been a big hit when we serve it to guests.

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mltabarez

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2010

i had this at a work potluck but no one knew how to make it - this is that receipe.. so delicious, healthy, and fresh! thanks for putting up the post so i can continue to make it myself..yum - we added cotija cheese on top too

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cindylou

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2010

I'd had a jar of nopales on my shelf for quite awhile, not really knowing what to do with it. I saw this recipe and knew what to do! This recipe is just like a salsa - pretty easy, adjustable to your liking. My only thought was to cut the nopales in to small pieces to make it easier to eat.

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Chris K

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Salem, Oregon, USA

Living In: Albany, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2009

I was in the produce department today and found fresh clean and cut cactus. So I brought some home and found this recipe -- thank goodness! I didn't think my boyfriend would like cactus (nopales) and he could not get enough! We ate every last morsel. I rinsed the raw cactus beforehand and left out the jalapeno (just didn't feel like heat tonight). Eating it raw in this salad is really good and I've had it this way before. Didn't have time to let the flavors meld since it was last minute but it didn't matter because it was so flavorful, fresh tasting and low calorie. We're trying to incorporate lowfat dishes in our diet so this was a heart-healthy surprise and I will make this many more times to come!

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RUTHIEV

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: North Highlands, California, USA

Living In: San Jose, California, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2009

Just what I was looking for! I had bought the cactus salad at our local hispanic grocery store and wanted to find a recipe to duplicate it. Perfect!! The only things I changed was substituted lime juice for the lemon juice. Yummy!! Thanks to all that said to rinse, rinse, rinse the cactus!

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BUBINK

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Living In: Bellevue, Nebraska, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2009

Good! I cooked a roast in the crock pot. Then when the meat was finished I shredded the meat. Put the salad on the meat...so good!

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april

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Moundville, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2008

My family has been making this salad for years. My father doesnt like cilantro, and others not a fan of raw onions, so both are placed on the side if someone wishes to add them in. However, we do add avocado. Just dice it up and toss it in with the other ingredients. It adds so much more to this salad.

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SushiMoochi

Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2007

Ok, you absolutely HAVE to drain and rinse the cactus - straight out of the jar, they are SO salty, and unbelievably slimey. I had to rinse them 5 or 6 times before they weren't horrid. Also, this is really only good an hour or two after it is made. I LOVED it just as soon as it was chilled, but I tried it the next day, and it was awful.

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Caroline C

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2007

I really liked this! Like other reviews mentioned, I made sure I rinsed, drained and dried the cactus before adding it to the rest of the salad. It was my first time trying cactus, and I found it's pretty good! I can't wait to make this again.

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