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🇲🇽 Mexican
Warm bread wrapped around savoury nopales, crunchy salad and a cool sauce — handheld happiness. About 23 minutes from fridge to table.
Prep 18 min Cook 5 min Serves 2 Easy Ingredients
- 🧀Yogurt4 tbsp
- 🧂Saltto taste
- 🍅Tomato2, sliced
- 🧄Garlic2 cloves, minced
- 🫙Vegetable Oil1 tbsp
- 🌿Fresh Cilantrohandful
- 🌾Corn Tortillas12
- 🧅Red Onion1/2, pickled
- 🌾Flatbread or Tortillas4
- 🥬Lettuce1/2, shredded
- 🥬Nopales400 g, diced
Instructions
- 1
Season the nopales with the garlic, salt and half the spices, then cook in the Vegetable Oil until browned and juicy.
- 2
Warm the flatbreads in a dry pan until soft and pliable, about 30 seconds a side.
- 3
Stir the yogurt with a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lime for a quick sauce.
- 4
Pile the nopales onto each bread with lettuce, tomato and the yogurt sauce.
- 5
Roll tightly, wrap the bottom half in paper, and eat while the filling is still warm.
Chef's tip
Prep everything before the heat goes on — mexican cooking moves fast once it starts.
Video: Cactus/Nopales Vegetarian Tacos · on YouTube
Nopales Tacos
- Time
- 23 min
- Serves
- 2
- Level
- Easy
- Prep / cook
- 18 / 5 min
Ingredients
- 🧀 Yogurt4 tbsp
- 🧂 Saltto taste
- 🍅 Tomato2, sliced
- 🧄 Garlic2 cloves, minced
- 🫙 Vegetable Oil1 tbsp
- 🌿 Fresh Cilantrohandful
- 🌾 Corn Tortillas12
- 🧅 Red Onion1/2, pickled
- 🌾 Flatbread or Tortillas4
- 🥬 Lettuce1/2, shredded
- 🥬 Nopales400 g, diced
Steps
- Season the nopales with the garlic, salt and half the spices, then cook in the Vegetable Oil until browned and juicy.
- Warm the flatbreads in a dry pan until soft and pliable, about 30 seconds a side.
- Stir the yogurt with a pinch of salt and a squeeze of lime for a quick sauce.
- Pile the nopales onto each bread with lettuce, tomato and the yogurt sauce.
- Roll tightly, wrap the bottom half in paper, and eat while the filling is still warm.
