This week we cook up four nopal (cactus) recipes that go beyond the traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes we love in South Texas. Paul Stephen is a food writer for the Express-News. He can be reached ...

If you like onion rings, you’ll probably enjoy crunching into a bite of battered and fried cactus as well. 2 cactus paddles, needles removed, cut into french fry-size strips Instructions: Place the ...

Eat cactus? For people living in Mexico and the Southwest, the answer is a resounding yes. Nopal, also known as the prickly pear cactus, grows plentifully there and its health benefits and versatility ...

Cactuses aren’t just part of the scenery in South Texas. For centuries, the fruit and paddles from the prickly pear cactus have fueled the people who live there, and they’re still easy to find on the ...

Chef Angel Vázquez of Intro restaurant in Puebla, Mexico, has composed this recipe for a multi-textured soup with crunchy cactus pieces, creamy avocado and an elegant poached quail egg in a spicy ...

Tacos. Nachos. Burritos. Tostados. What do all of these foods have in common? Well, they’re all unbelievably delicious…and they also all start with a tortilla. But if you’re on the keto diet, corn and ...

Prickly desert cactus sounds like the last thing you’d want to eat. But -- surprise! -- once the spines are off, cactus is juicy and tender, great in anything from salads and soups to main courses and ...

1. To prepare the nopales: If necessary, use a small sharp knife to remove any residual thorns or nodules from the cactus leaves. Bring 8 cups salted water to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat ...

My fondness for nopales - the paddlelike leaves of the prickly pear cactus - began early on. I spent a lot of time at my family's historic home at Rancho Los Tularcitos in Milpitas, where a cactus ...

Have you ever noticed a stack of fresh cactus paddles at your local market, but were unsure how to use them — or at least how to keep from getting stuck? The paddles of the prickly pear cactus are ...