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Fresh Summer Salad

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Ingredients:

  • 3 pads of Opuntia Ficus Indica
  • 2 tomatoes
  • ½ small red onion
  • ¼ bunch of fresh coriander
  • 50g feta or tofu
  • Juice of half a (small) lemon or 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ green chili or chili powder
  • Salt and pepper
Salade Estivale

Steps:

  1. To remove the spines from the nopal pads, hold them with a fork and, using a sharp knife, scrape the surface until there are no more spines. Do the same on the other side, then trim the edges.
  2. Rinse the pads under water and cut them into strips about 1–2 cm thick, then cut them into thirds lengthwise.
  3. Boil the pads for 20 minutes, drain, and let cool.
  4. Meanwhile, slice the onion thinly and dice the tomatoes. Crumble the feta or tofu and finely chop the chili and coriander.
  5. Mix everything in a bowl, drizzle with oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  6. Add the cooled Opuntia, mix again, and refrigerate until ready to serve.