Ensalada De Nopales Y Camarones - Cactus And Shrimp Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tomatoes
• 1/2 medium red onion, diced
• 1 jalapeno, diced
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 4 nopales (cactus paddles- about 1 to 1 1/2 cups when made into strips)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• splash tequila, i use herradura reposado (optional)
• lettuce leaves or corn tortilla, for serving

Recipe

• 1 seed and dice tomatoes. chop onion and cilantro. finely dice the jalapeno and mix all together in a large bowl. set aside.
• 2 in a separate medium sized bowl, combine the garlic and half of the extra virgin olive oil. brush the nopales with the garlic oil to coat using a basting brush, season both sides with salt and pepper to taste. reserve the leftover garlic oil.
• 3 place the cactus on a preheated a grill or grill pan over a medium-high flame and cook until limp, about 4 minutes on each side. remove and allow to cool, then cut the pads into ¼-inch thick strips. add to the tomato mixture.
• 4 brush the shrimp with the reserved garlic oil and season with salt and pepper. grill for 3 minutes on each side, until firm and pink and add to the tomato-nopales mixture.
• 5 add the vinegar, tequila and remaining olive oil and toss to coat. season with salt and pepper to taste. serve in a lettuce leaf or corn tortilla.