GRILLED FRESH CACTUS

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Number Of Ingredients 5

4 medium cactus paddles, 4 to 6 inches long
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2 teaspoons vegetable oil or olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste

Steps:

1. Prepare an outdoor grill, if using. If the cactus paddles still have thorns, with gloves on, remove all the thorns from the cactus by scraping them off with a sharp knife (but don't remove the skin) then trim off about 1/4 inch all around the edge of the paddle. Rinse and dry with paper towels. Brush both sides of the cactus with oil. Season with salt and pepper. 2. Preheat a stovetop grill pan if using. Grill the cactus paddles until they are tender and marked by the grill, about 3 to 5 minutes per side, depending on the size. Serve 1 grilled paddle to each person, or cut into strips and serve from a plate as a side dish.From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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