Guest guest Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Good Morning Eva ! While traveling in the desert region of Guanojuato, MX I had the pleasure of spending some time w/ a family (where I met my first raw food friend also) She was from Greece and was raised mostly fruitarian. I was 16 at the time and thought she was sooo cool; glowing and full of so much energy ! The family we were staying with were so very loving - every morning harvesting the cactus leaves, marinating them to make a salad and along with this salad, we had freshly made juices with watermelon and others... my memory of the salad: finely chopped cactus leaves marinated in olive oil and lemon juice until tender (overnite?) (Also maybe one could dehydrate in sauce until tender) fresh chopped, tomatoes, cilantro, garlic to taste Simple and delicious; almost like a pico de gallo tapenade! Love, Shakti Eva Caballero <gwoman30 wrote: Thanks Judy and Shakti, I am in South Texas (no raw foodists for 500 miles-Dallas; why I joined your group!) and nopalitos are plentiful here. The South Texan natives fry them and I think mix them with eggs, meat...not an option. I recently have been putting them in my salads and yes, have noticed a difference in the 'cleansing of the intestines/colon'! Yes, I would like a little recipe. Thanks. -e- Shakti S Parvati <ganeshagirlom RawSeattle Saturday, June 10, 2006 1:17:08 AM [RawSeattle] Re: Cactus Leaves - Nopalitos hi eva, i know they are really yummy; love 'em and can share a lil recipe if ya like. also i hear they are particular good for cleansing the intestines/colon; and very gently so. om~ shakti RawSeattle@gro ups.com, Eva Caballero <gwoman30@.. .> wrote: > > Nopalitos are what they are called in Spanish. Can anyone tell me their raw nutritional value? Thanks. -e- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Wow, this 'pico de gallo tapenade' sounds wonderful..will fix soon...thanks. What a fabulous adventure in Guanojuato, Mexico. Do you remember what they did to 'harvest' the cactus leaves? I imagine cutting off the plant then burning off or cutting out the thorns but curious to what else they might have done to them before marinating them. -e- Chava Shoshanna <mariposapaloma8 RawSeattle Saturday, June 10, 2006 2:23:24 PM [RawSeattle] Recipe Re: Cactus Leaves - Nopalitos Good Morning Eva ! While traveling in the desert region of Guanojuato, MX I had the pleasure of spending some time w/ a family (where I met my first raw food friend also) She was from Greece and was raised mostly fruitarian. I was 16 at the time and thought she was sooo cool; glowing and full of so much energy ! The family we were staying with were so very loving - every morning harvesting the cactus leaves, marinating them to make a salad and along with this salad, we had freshly made juices with watermelon and others... my memory of the salad: finely chopped cactus leaves marinated in olive oil and lemon juice until tender (overnite?) (Also maybe one could dehydrate in sauce until tender) fresh chopped, tomatoes, cilantro, garlic to taste Simple and delicious; almost like a pico de gallo tapenade! Love, Shakti Eva Caballero <gwoman30 > wrote: Thanks Judy and Shakti, I am in South Texas (no raw foodists for 500 miles-Dallas; why I joined your group!) and nopalitos are plentiful here. The South Texan natives fry them and I think mix them with eggs, meat...not an option. I recently have been putting them in my salads and yes, have noticed a difference in the 'cleansing of the intestines/colon' ! Yes, I would like a little recipe. Thanks. -e- Shakti S Parvati <ganeshagirlom@ > RawSeattle@gro ups.com Saturday, June 10, 2006 1:17:08 AM [RawSeattle] Re: Cactus Leaves - Nopalitos hi eva, i know they are really yummy; love 'em and can share a lil recipe if ya like. also i hear they are particular good for cleansing the intestines/colon; and very gently so. om~ shakti RawSeattle@gro ups.com, Eva Caballero <gwoman30@.. .> wrote: > > Nopalitos are what they are called in Spanish. Can anyone tell me their raw nutritional value? Thanks. -e- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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