Prickly Pear & Nopales
Edible fruit and paddles of the Opuntia cactus, native to the Americas. The magenta fruit (tuna) is sweet and refreshing; the green paddles (nopales) are used as a vegetable throughout Mexico and the Southwest.
Peak Season
spring, summer, fall
Flavor
Fruit: sweet, watermelon-like with earthy notes. Nopales: mildly tart, slightly ...
Category
fruit
Flavor Profile
Fruit: sweet, watermelon-like with earthy notes. Nopales: mildly tart, slightly mucilaginous, green-vegetal.
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