Easy recipe for a hearty, easy-to-make soup with authentic Mexican colors and ingredients: chick peas (garbanzo beans), potatoes, tomatoes, and delicious, nutritious cactus pieces.
cactus
The Nopal, an Edible Cactus
Nopal cactus pads have been consumed in Mexico since time immemorial. They are an excellent-tasting and very nutritious vegetable that is easy to grow in arid climates unsuitable for a lot of other agriculture.Â
Rustic Campfire-style Mexican Carne Asada
Robin: Though you’ll often see recipes for carne asada that call for skirt or flank steak that is grilled and then sliced against the grain of the meat into succulent strips of goodness, that´s not what this recipe is about. This is a little humbler—though no less delicious!—style of carne asada, made with thinly sliced…