🌵Prickly pear cactus pads are the stems of the cactus. These vegetables are high in fiber, vitamins A, C and calcium. There are a variety of ways to prepare the pads: boiling, sautéing, pickling, grilled or chopped up and mixed raw in salads. I think they taste like a combination of okra and green pepper. ❤️🌵Cactus Smoothie (Makes about 1 1/2 cups) 1 cup fresh pineapple, cubed 1/2 cup fresh nopal (cactus paddle), cubed 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice or whole orange 1/4 cup water ‼️The g

1.1K views · 82 reactions | Prickly pear cactus pads are ready to harvest! Once cut from the cactus, either burn or scrape off the tiny, painful glochids. Now you have a big, flat, slimy pad of wonderfulness! Chop it up and add to scrambled eggs, tacos, smoothies, fajitas, or pretty much anything else  Leave a comment on how you like to use them. I want to learn from all y’all! #foraging #texas | Merriwether's Foraging Texas | Facebook

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