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    • sautéed nopales recipe

      Posted at 11:25 am by Mary Ann Lesh
      Oct 23rd
      nopales and prickly pear nutrition
      PREP: 10 min.
      COOK: 10-15 min.
      NON-STICK SKILLET
      SERVES: 4
      INGREDIENTS
      NOPALES, 2 cups, chopped and rinsed
      GARLIC, 1 clove, chopped fine
      TOMATO, 1 whole, chopped
      OLIVE OIL, 1 Tbsp (optional)
      INSTRUCTIONS
      NOTE: You may substitute 1 Tbsp WATER for the oil.
      1. Heat 1 Tbsp OLIVE OIL or WATER to medium temperature.
      2. Add 1 CLOVE GARLIC, chopped fine, and sautee lightly
      3. Add 1 chopped TOMATO and 2 cups chopped NOPALES and stir lightly
      4. Lower heat and sautee 10-15 minutes until nopales turn dark green

      *If you are starting with fresh uncut nopales, clean and remove spines and nodes. This video shows how to do that.

      Posted in RECIPES | Tagged cactus paddles, nopales, sauteed
    • nopal cactus and prickly pear facts

      Posted at 10:46 am by Mary Ann Lesh
      Oct 23rd

      The nopal cactus, native to Mexico, is commonly known in English as the prickly pear cactus (español: nopal y tuna). It is known for high antioxidant, vitamin, and mineral content. Nopales are the pads of the nopal cactus. Sauteed nopales can be added to many dishes, such as salads, quesadillas or scrambled eggs. The sweet and colorful prickly pears, called tunas in Spanish, are delicious just as they are. Just peel and eat. The prickly pear fruit contains the flavonoids kaempferol and quercetin, which are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.

      RECIPESauteed Nopales
      Nutrition Facts: 1 cup of raw nopal contains
      calcium 141 mg
      calories 13.8
      carbohydrates 2.86 g
      fat 0.8 g
      fiber 1.89 g
      protein 1.14 g

      sugar 0.99 g
      vitamin A 198 mcg
      vitamin C 8 mg
      vitamin K 4.56 mcg
      SOURCE: Medical News Today
      Posted in FOOD FACTS | Tagged ANTIINFLAMMATORY, antioxidant, antioxidant foods, cactus paddles, nopal, nopales, prickly pear cactus, prickly pears, tuna fruit
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