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Recipes: Prickly Pears Five Ways
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Prickly pears are the vibrant, edible, nutrient-packed fruit of the Prickly Pear cactus (nopales). I'm not really sure what their seasonality is in other regions, but I see the bright fruit (tunas) punctuating cacti along the side of Napa Valley roads around this time of year - so I thought I'd post some links.
Prickly Pear 101: You will typically encounter them in one of three colors. I go weak in the knees over the hot pink-magenta tunas which are sweeter than the yellow and white varieties. Once you've got a stash of them, you'll need to know how to deal with the prickly factor - here's a link to a tutorial on the Rancho Gordo blog demonstrating how a bit of strategic fire can solve that problem.
A few recipes for inspiration:
- Charlie Trotter & Roxanne Klein Prickly Pear and Pomegranate Smoothie (link)
- Juniper Ridge's Prickly Pear Margarita recipes (link)
- Prickly Pear Dressing (link)
- Prickly Pear Ice Cream (link)
- Prickly Pear Lemonade (link)
Photo: Steve Sando
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beverly walker said:
i'm looking to purchase prickly pear juice or syrup to make margaritas and i am having a hard time finding . could you please help ? thanks