Jackie olden's cactus salad
6 nice folks
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Nopalitos;* (cactus leaves, available in glass jars in Mexican food section of supermarkets)chopped |
| ¼ | cup | Cilantro; chopped |
| 2 | Whole avocados; peeled and cubed | |
| 1 | cup | Garbanzo beans; drained |
| 3 | cloves | Whole garlic; chopped |
| 4 | Green onions; chopped | |
| 1 | small | Can ripe olives; sliced drained |
| ½ | pounds | Monterrey Jack cheese; cubed |
| Salt and pepper to taste; | ||
| ½ | cup | Oil; |
| 3 | tablespoons | Wine vinegar; |
| 1 | tablespoon | Dijon mustard; |
| dash | Of tabasco >OR<- | |
| dash | Other hot sauce; | |
| Salt and pepper taste | ||
Directions
SALAD
DRESSING
Mix all salad ingredients together and chill until serving. Combine dressing ingredients, mix well, and pour over salad.
*If all else fails, come and visit our neighbors. They have hugh plant in their back yard. I' m sure they will let a body pick some....
Source: San Diego Union Food Section(March 23, 1994) Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal Master Submitted By NANCY O'BRION On 05-19-95