Sopa de Nopales Recipe - Forks Over Knives

Ingredients

• 3 cups 1-inch pieces cleaned nopales (about 14 oz.) (see tip, below)
• 3 scallions
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• 10 to 12 cloves garlic, minced
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano, crushed
• 1 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained (1½ cups)
• 1 cup fresh or frozen corn
• 1 cup fresh or frozen green peas
• Sea salt, to taste
• Crushed red pepper (optional)
• 1 lemon, cut into thin wedges