🇲🇽 Mexican Vegetarian

Nopales Salsa Verde

Name: Nopales Salsa Verde
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2 cloves, grated Garlic; 3 Green Chili; 3 tbsp, good and fruity Vegetable Oil; handful Fresh Cilantro; 1/2, juiced Lime; 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin; 400 g, diced Nopales; 400 g Tomatillos

🇲🇽 Mexican

A creamy, swooshable mexican dip built around nopales — built for torn bread and long evenings. Ready in 10 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 0 min Serves 6 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic2 cloves, grated
Green Chili3
Vegetable Oil3 tbsp, good and fruity
Fresh Cilantrohandful
Lime1/2, juiced
Ground Cumin1/2 tsp
Nopales400 g, diced
Tomatillos400 g

Instructions

1
Prepare the nopales — roast, boil or mash it depending on what it is, until completely soft.
2
Beat it smooth with the olive oil, adding it in a slow stream for a silky texture.
3
Season with the garlic, lime juice, ground cumin and salt — taste as you go.
4
Swoosh onto a plate with a spoon-back of oil, a sprinkle of fresh cilantro, and serve with warm bread.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: This SALSA is a SUPERFOOD! Nopales con Pico de Gallo Recipe (Mexican Cactus Ensalada) · on YouTube