Nopal Cactus Salad - Rick Bayless

Name: Nopal Cactus Salad - Rick Bayless
Ingredients: 1 pound (about 8 small pieces) small nopal cactus paddles; A couple tablespoons of vegetable or olive oil (divided use); Salt; 1 small (4-ounce) white onion, cut into ¼-inch slices; 6 ounces (1 medium-small round, about 2 plum) tomatoes, cored and cut into ¼-inch pieces; Hot green chiles to taste (usually 1 to 2 serranos or a small to large jalapeño), stemmed, seeds and veins cut out if you wish, finely chopped; About 1/3 cup chopped cilantro; A tablespoon or two of fresh lime juice; A few tablespoons of crumbled Mexican queso fresco (or other fresh cheese like mild feta or goat cheese) or grated Mexican queso añejo or other garnishing cheese like Parmesan or Romano

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Tangy nopal cactus salad, complete with cleaning instructions for the nopales.

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Ingredients

1 pound (about 8 small pieces) small nopal cactus paddles
A couple tablespoons of vegetable or olive oil (divided use)
Salt
1 small (4-ounce) white onion, cut into ¼-inch slices
6 ounces (1 medium-small round, about 2 plum) tomatoes, cored and cut into ¼-inch pieces
Hot green chiles to taste (usually 1 to 2 serranos or a small to large jalapeño), stemmed, seeds and veins cut out if you wish, finely chopped
About 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
A tablespoon or two of fresh lime juice
A few tablespoons of crumbled Mexican queso fresco (or other fresh cheese like mild feta or goat cheese) or grated Mexican queso añejo or other garnishing cheese like Parmesan or Romano