Grilled Nopales

Name: Grilled Nopales
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Mexican,Tex-Mex
Ingredients: 1 to 2 medium nopales; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, canola oil, or grapeseed oil; Fine sea salt, to taste

Grilled cactus leaves offer a mild, grassy flavor akin to asparagus.

⭐ 4.3 (93 reviews) Prep: 5 minCook: 10 minTotal: 15 minYields: 1 serving

Category Tags:

Lunch Dinner

Cuisine Tags:

Mexican Tex-Mex

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Instructions

Prepare a medium-high grill (400-4750F).
Brush cleaned cactus leaves liberally with oil.
Grill nopales on one side for about 4 minutes until marked and wilted.
Flip and grill for another 4 minutes until marked on the second side and tender.
Remove from grill, season with salt, and serve hot.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 165 kcal

Carbohydrate: 10 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Fiber: 6 g

Protein: 4 g

Saturated Fat: 2 g

Sodium: 641 mg

Sugar: 3 g

Fat: 14 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g