Cactus Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. cactus pads
• 4 Roma tomatoes (plum)
• 1 large white onion
• 12 sprigs of cilantro
• 6 ozs. ranchero cheese
• 1/2 tsp. salt + more if needed

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Cooking the Cactus ---

2. 2

   Cut the cactus pads into 1/4" x 1/2" pieces.

3. 3

   Place the cactus in a large pan and cover with 2" of water.

4. 4

   Turn the heat on high and bring the water to a boil.

5. 5

   Reduce the heat to medium.

6. 6

   Skim the slime during cooking until the cactus no longer releases any. (about 10 minutes)

7. 7

   Drain the cactus and rinse under cool running water.

8. 8

   --- Other Ingredients ---

9. 9

   Dice the tomatoes.

10. 10

    Dice the onion.

11. 11

    Finely chop the cilantro.

12. 12

    Crumble the ranchero cheese.

13. 13

    --- Assembling the Salad ---

14. 14

    Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl and gently turn until well mixed.