Thank you for your comments and ideas.I should have mentioned the composition of my guest list. There will be 8 adults (4 of them non-latino, but three of them have been family members for several years), and 6 grandchildren under the age of 12. The tamales were a request.The idea of a nopal salad is intriguing - I haven't had nopales in decades, and no one else among those attending Easter dinner has ever had them. Can anyone suggest a good recipe for the salad? I like to offer sufficient variety, so that everyone will find something to eat, which is why I asked for some ideas for side dishes. There will be a fresh fruit platter.Thanks again.
ncc
Easter Dinner ideas
I belong to a Latino cooking club - we all have ancestors from different
Hispanic countries. When it was my turn, I made tostadas (great for both
vegetarian and meat eaters) and a huge nopale salad -- to my delight and
surprise, it was all gone!
My recipe
2 bottles of Dona Maria Nopales (already cleaned and cooked)
rinse and take out peppers/onions
Finely diced onions (1 small one or to taste)
Finely diced tomatoes (about three)
Queso ranchero - 2-3 packages (the smaller ones) broken up in small pieces
cilantro - 1 bunch
1 or 2 jalapenos - diced - on the side(not everyone likes chiles - it's
for those that like it and they simply can add to taste)
Gently toss together - serve with tostadas
Easter Dinner ideas
I found a fantastic dish very common in Morelia Michoacan, it is quite
refreshing! and delicius!
GASPACHO MICHOACANO
Prep time: About 30 minutes
Makes: 4 servings
1/3 cup lime juice
2/3 cup orange juice
2 cups 1/4- to 1/2-inch diced pineapple
2 cups 1/4- to 1/2-inch diced jicama
2 cups 1/4- to 1/2-inch diced mango
Hot sauce
Chili powder
1/4 cup crumbled cotija or feta cheese
1. Mix lime and orange juices.
2. In each of 4 tall glasses (12- to 14-oz. size), make a layer of 1/4 cup
pineapple. Add 1/4 cup jicama and top with 1/4 cup mango.
3. In a bowl, combine the remaining pineapple, jicama, and mango, and spoon
the mixture equally into each glass. Pour the lime-orange mixture equally
into each glass.
4. Top each serving with hot sauce and chili powder to taste, and sprinkle
with 1 tablespoon cheese.
Per serving: 160 cal., 14% (23 cal.) from fat; 2.7 g protein; 2.5 g fat
(1.3 g sat.); 35 g carbo (4.8 g fiber); 103 mg sodium; 7.5 mg chol.
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On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 2:07 PM, wrote:
> I belong to a Latino cooking club - we all have ancestors from different
> Hispanic countries. When it was my turn, I made tostadas (great for both
> vegetarian and meat eaters) and a huge nopale salad -- to my delight and
> surprise, it was all gone!
>
> My recipe
> 2 bottles of Dona Maria Nopales (already cleaned and cooked)
> rinse and take out peppers/onions
> Finely diced onions (1 small one or to taste)
> Finely diced tomatoes (about three)
> Queso ranchero - 2-3 packages (the smaller ones) broken up in small pieces
> cilantro - 1 bunch
> 1 or 2 jalapenos - diced - on the side(not everyone likes chiles - it's
> for those that like it and they simply can add to taste)
> Gently toss together - serve with tostadas
Easter Dinner ideas
Another salad you could use, with beef. we call it SALPICON
http://comidamexicana.about.com/od/PlatosPrincipales/r/Salpic-On-De-Res…
- 3/4 de kg cooked shreded beef (falda de res deshebrada)
- 1/2 onion medium and one more sliced
- 8 spoons olive oil
- 2 spoons vinager
- 2 spoons lemmon juice
- 1 tea spoon of oregano
- 1 tea spoon of salt
- 3 tomatos chopped
- one lettuce chopped
- 1 avocado
for the dressing Mix the olive oil, vinager, lemmon juice oregano and salt.
Put the beef with the lettuce tomato, onion and avocato in a bowl and
season it with the above dressing
Easter Dinner ideas
Here is one recipe for Nopal Salad (Ensalada de Nopalitos) from the website for American ex-pats living in Mexico.
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2188-nopal-salad-ensalada-de-nopalit…
Also, I found this one in the book "Frida's Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo" by Guadalupe Rivera and Marie-Pierre Colle, a book with fabulous color photos of Frida's home in Mexico City:
NOPALES SALAD
16 medium nopales, needles removed, cut in strips, and rinsed under running water
4 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 serrano or jalapeno chiles, chopped
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
Salt
Cook the nopales in plenty of water to remove the slippery coating [they can be slimy like okra]
When tender, rinse in cold water.
Soak a dishtowel in cold water and wrap it around the nopales
Squeeze tightly and let stand 20 minutes so that any remaining slippery substance
can drain through
Combine the tomatoes, onion, chiles, cilantro, oil, and vinegar in a salad bowl
Season with salt to taste
Stir in the nopales and mix well.
Serve cold.
I recall my mother used to cook nopales plain, and serve them cut up as a side dish. They tasted sort of like green beans, and I liked them better than the okra she used to cook because the okra was very slimy.
Emilie
Port Orchard, WA
> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:24:58 -0700
> From: nc_coleman@yahoo.com
> To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
>
> Thank you for your comments and ideas.I should have mentioned the composition of my guest list. There will be 8 adults (4 of them non-latino, but three of them have been family members for several years), and 6 grandchildren under the age of 12. The tamales were a request.The idea of a nopal salad is intriguing - I haven't had nopales in decades, and no one else among those attending Easter dinner has ever had them. Can anyone suggest a good recipe for the salad? I like to offer sufficient variety, so that everyone will find something to eat, which is why I asked for some ideas for side dishes. There will be a fresh fruit platter.Thanks again.
> ncc
>
>
Easter Dinner ideas
I like to add crumbled queso fresco and a little bit of dried oregano. Yummy, anyway you make Ensalada de Nopales, it's sooo good. You opened up my appetite, think I'll make some today.
Thanks,
Alicia
________________________________
From: Emilie Garcia
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
Here is one recipe for Nopal Salad (Ensalada de Nopalitos) from the website for American ex-pats living in Mexico.
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2188-nopal-salad-ensalada-de-nopalit…
Also, I found this one in the book "Frida's Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo" by Guadalupe Rivera and Marie-Pierre Colle, a book with fabulous color photos of Frida's home in Mexico City:
NOPALES SALAD
16 medium nopales, needles removed, cut in strips, and rinsed under running water
4 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 large onion, chopped
3 serrano or jalapeno chiles, chopped
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
Salt
Cook the nopales in plenty of water to remove the slippery coating [they can be slimy like okra]
When tender, rinse in cold water.
Soak a dishtowel in cold water and wrap it around the nopales
Squeeze tightly and let stand 20 minutes so that any remaining slippery substance
can drain through
Combine the tomatoes, onion, chiles, cilantro, oil, and vinegar in a salad bowl
Season with salt to taste
Stir in the nopales and mix well.
Serve cold.
I recall my mother used to cook nopales plain, and serve them cut up as a side dish. They tasted sort of like green beans, and I liked them better than the okra she used to cook because the okra was very slimy.
Emilie
Port Orchard, WA
> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:24:58 -0700
> From: nc_coleman@yahoo.com
> To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
>
> Thank you for your comments and ideas.I should have mentioned the composition of my guest list. There will be 8 adults (4 of them non-latino, but three of them have been family members for several years), and 6 grandchildren under the age of 12. The tamales were a request.The idea of a nopal salad is intriguing - I haven't had nopales in decades, and no one else among those attending Easter dinner has ever had them. Can anyone suggest a good recipe for the salad? I like to offer sufficient variety, so that everyone will find something to eat, which is why I asked for some ideas for side dishes. There will be a fresh fruit platter.Thanks again.
> ncc
>
>
Easter Dinner ideas
Alicia,
I have also been hungry for my Mother's capirotada, made with toast, simple syrup, cheese and raisins. No onions or nuts like other people use.
Emilie
> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 11:13:56 -0700
> From: alliecar@pacbell.net
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
>
> I like to add crumbled queso fresco and a little bit of dried oregano. Yummy, anyway you make Ensalada de Nopales, it's sooo good. You opened up my appetite, think I'll make some today.
>
> Thanks,
> Alicia
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Emilie Garcia
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 11:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
>
>
> Here is one recipe for Nopal Salad (Ensalada de Nopalitos) from the website for American ex-pats living in Mexico.
>
> http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2188-nopal-salad-ensalada-de-nopalit…
>
> Also, I found this one in the book "Frida's Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo" by Guadalupe Rivera and Marie-Pierre Colle, a book with fabulous color photos of Frida's home in Mexico City:
>
> NOPALES SALAD
>
> 16 medium nopales, needles removed, cut in strips, and rinsed under running water
> 4 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
> 1 large onion, chopped
> 3 serrano or jalapeno chiles, chopped
> 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
> 1/2 cup olive oil
> 2 tablespoons vinegar
> Salt
>
> Cook the nopales in plenty of water to remove the slippery coating [they can be slimy like okra]
> When tender, rinse in cold water.
> Soak a dishtowel in cold water and wrap it around the nopales
> Squeeze tightly and let stand 20 minutes so that any remaining slippery substance
> can drain through
> Combine the tomatoes, onion, chiles, cilantro, oil, and vinegar in a salad bowl
> Season with salt to taste
> Stir in the nopales and mix well.
> Serve cold.
>
> I recall my mother used to cook nopales plain, and serve them cut up as a side dish. They tasted sort of like green beans, and I liked them better than the okra she used to cook because the okra was very slimy.
>
> Emilie
> Port Orchard, WA
>
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:24:58 -0700
> > From: nc_coleman@yahoo.com
> > To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> > Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
> >
> > Thank you for your comments and ideas.I should have mentioned the composition of my guest list. There will be 8 adults (4 of them non-latino, but three of them have been family members for several years), and 6 grandchildren under the age of 12. The tamales were a request.The idea of a nopal salad is intriguing - I haven't had nopales in decades, and no one else among those attending Easter dinner has ever had them. Can anyone suggest a good recipe for the salad? I like to offer sufficient variety, so that everyone will find something to eat, which is why I asked for some ideas for side dishes. There will be a fresh fruit platter.Thanks again.
> > ncc
> >
> >
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Mexican Lenten meals
My husband makes his capirotada for Ash Wednesday every year, it's the best of the lenten meals, followed by Sopa de Lentejas con zanahoria y espinacas. Lentil Soup with Carrots and spinach. My mom always makes tortas de Camaron con nopales en mole. That's dried shrimp dumplings with nopales in a mole sauce and sopa de habas, that's a fava bean soup, thick like pea soup.
We don't have a traditional Mexican Easter meal, we have the usual North American ham or lamb with the usual gringo side dishes, scalloped potatoes, asparagus, wild rice salad etc. etc.
Alicia,
San Jose, Ca
________________________________
From: Emilie Garcia
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
Alicia,
I have also been hungry for my Mother's capirotada, made with toast, simple syrup, cheese and raisins. No onions or nuts like other people use.
Emilie
> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 11:13:56 -0700
> From: alliecar@pacbell.net
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
>
> I like to add crumbled queso fresco and a little bit of dried oregano. Yummy, anyway you make Ensalada de Nopales, it's sooo good. You opened up my appetite, think I'll make some today.
>
> Thanks,
> Alicia
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Emilie Garcia
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 11:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
>
>
> Here is one recipe for Nopal Salad (Ensalada de Nopalitos) from the website for American ex-pats living in Mexico.
>
> http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2188-nopal-salad-ensalada-de-nopalit…
>
> Also, I found this one in the book "Frida's Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo" by Guadalupe Rivera and Marie-Pierre Colle, a book with fabulous color photos of Frida's home in Mexico City:
>
> NOPALES SALAD
>
> 16 medium nopales, needles removed, cut in strips, and rinsed under running water
> 4 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
> 1 large onion, chopped
> 3 serrano or jalapeno chiles, chopped
> 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
> 1/2 cup olive oil
> 2 tablespoons vinegar
> Salt
>
> Cook the nopales in plenty of water to remove the slippery coating [they can be slimy like okra]
> When tender, rinse in cold water.
> Soak a dishtowel in cold water and wrap it around the nopales
> Squeeze tightly and let stand 20 minutes so that any remaining slippery substance
> can drain through
> Combine the tomatoes, onion, chiles, cilantro, oil, and vinegar in a salad bowl
> Season with salt to taste
> Stir in the nopales and mix well.
> Serve cold.
>
> I recall my mother used to cook nopales plain, and serve them cut up as a side dish. They tasted sort of like green beans, and I liked them better than the okra she used to cook because the okra was very slimy.
>
> Emilie
> Port Orchard, WA
>
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:24:58 -0700
> > From: nc_coleman@yahoo.com
> > To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> > Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
> >
> > Thank you for your comments and ideas.I should have mentioned the composition of my guest list. There will be 8 adults (4 of them non-latino, but three of them have been family members for several years), and 6 grandchildren under the age of 12. The tamales were a request.The idea of a nopal salad is intriguing - I haven't had nopales in decades, and no one else among those attending Easter dinner has ever had them. Can anyone suggest a good recipe for the salad? I like to offer sufficient variety, so that everyone will find something to eat, which is why I asked for some ideas for side dishes. There will be a fresh fruit platter.Thanks again.
> > ncc
> >
> >
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Mexican Lenten meals
Oh, Alicia, you still have your Mom? Lucky you. Her meals sound so yummy.
As for our Easter dinner, when I lived in the same town (San Jose) as my sister, I did have lamb, etc, very American. Now we have all scattered, and sister lives in Vegas, and Mom is gone. So, we two just go to the clubhouse here in our development on Easter where they have a fabulous buffet with ham, prime rib, turkey (no lamb) plus all kinds of salads, sides, and breakfast items too, and desserts.
Have a Happy Easter,
Emilie
> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 11:52:08 -0700
> From: alliecar@pacbell.net
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Mexican Lenten meals
>
> My husband makes his capirotada for Ash Wednesday every year, it's the best of the lenten meals, followed by Sopa de Lentejas con zanahoria y espinacas. Lentil Soup with Carrots and spinach. My mom always makes tortas de Camaron con nopales en mole. That's dried shrimp dumplings with nopales in a mole sauce and sopa de habas, that's a fava bean soup, thick like pea soup.
>
>
> We don't have a traditional Mexican Easter meal, we have the usual North American ham or lamb with the usual gringo side dishes, scalloped potatoes, asparagus, wild rice salad etc. etc.
>
> Alicia,
> San Jose, Ca
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Emilie Garcia
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 11:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
>
>
> Alicia,
>
> I have also been hungry for my Mother's capirotada, made with toast, simple syrup, cheese and raisins. No onions or nuts like other people use.
>
> Emilie
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 11:13:56 -0700
> > From: alliecar@pacbell.net
> > To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> > Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
> >
> > I like to add crumbled queso fresco and a little bit of dried oregano. Yummy, anyway you make Ensalada de Nopales, it's sooo good. You opened up my appetite, think I'll make some today.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alicia
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Emilie Garcia
> > To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> > Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 11:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
> >
> >
> > Here is one recipe for Nopal Salad (Ensalada de Nopalitos) from the website for American ex-pats living in Mexico.
> >
> > http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2188-nopal-salad-ensalada-de-nopalit…
> >
> > Also, I found this one in the book "Frida's Fiestas: Recipes and Reminiscences of Life with Frida Kahlo" by Guadalupe Rivera and Marie-Pierre Colle, a book with fabulous color photos of Frida's home in Mexico City:
> >
> > NOPALES SALAD
> >
> > 16 medium nopales, needles removed, cut in strips, and rinsed under running water
> > 4 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
> > 1 large onion, chopped
> > 3 serrano or jalapeno chiles, chopped
> > 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
> > 1/2 cup olive oil
> > 2 tablespoons vinegar
> > Salt
> >
> > Cook the nopales in plenty of water to remove the slippery coating [they can be slimy like okra]
> > When tender, rinse in cold water.
> > Soak a dishtowel in cold water and wrap it around the nopales
> > Squeeze tightly and let stand 20 minutes so that any remaining slippery substance
> > can drain through
> > Combine the tomatoes, onion, chiles, cilantro, oil, and vinegar in a salad bowl
> > Season with salt to taste
> > Stir in the nopales and mix well.
> > Serve cold.
> >
> > I recall my mother used to cook nopales plain, and serve them cut up as a side dish. They tasted sort of like green beans, and I liked them better than the okra she used to cook because the okra was very slimy.
> >
> > Emilie
> > Port Orchard, WA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:24:58 -0700
> > > From: nc_coleman@yahoo.com
> > > To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> > > Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Easter Dinner ideas
> > >
> > > Thank you for your comments and ideas.I should have mentioned the composition of my guest list. There will be 8 adults (4 of them non-latino, but three of them have been family members for several years), and 6 grandchildren under the age of 12. The tamales were a request.The idea of a nopal salad is intriguing - I haven't had nopales in decades, and no one else among those attending Easter dinner has ever had them. Can anyone suggest a good recipe for the salad? I like to offer sufficient variety, so that everyone will find something to eat, which is why I asked for some ideas for side dishes. There will be a fresh fruit platter.Thanks again.
> > > ncc
> > >
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Easter Dinner ideas
Peal off the prickle with a sharp knife, cut the nopal in small
rectangles, boil in water with onion and salt until they fill tender, rinse
with cold water until the water comes out clean.
Mix it with chopped tomatos, coriander, onion, avocado and as much
jalapeño as you want (you may skip the chile if you dont like it hot),
add a few drops of olive oil.
Thats all!, you can add some panela cheese cubes.
On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 6:24 PM, natalie colemanwrote:
> Thank you for your comments and ideas.I should have mentioned the
> composition of my guest list. There will be 8 adults (4 of them non-latino,
> but three of them have been family members for several years), and 6
> grandchildren under the age of 12. The tamales were a request.The idea of a
> nopal salad is intriguing - I haven't had nopales in decades, and no one
> else among those attending Easter dinner has ever had them. Can anyone
> suggest a good recipe for the salad? I like to offer sufficient variety,
> so that everyone will find something to eat, which is why I asked for some
> ideas for side dishes. There will be a fresh fruit platter.Thanks again.
> ncc
>
>