Tlacoyos with Nopal Salad

Name: Tlacoyos with Nopal Salad
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 6 servings
Ingredients: 2.2 lbs tortilla masa (about 1 kg); 3 tablespoons lard; 1 pinch baking powder; Salt, to taste; 20 nopales (cactus paddles); as needed Olive oil,; 1 piece panela cheese; 1/4 onion; 1 firm red tomato; 2 radishes (optional); as needed Refried beans,; 1 bunch cilantro; 1 pinch dried oregano

Kari Quintana @kariiiii

When I was a child, we used to travel to the town where my grandfather's cousin lived. Every time we arrived, they welcomed us with delicious food. This is one of many recipes I remember fondly.

Kari Quintana @kariiiii

When I was a child, we used to travel to the town where my grandfather's cousin lived. Every time we arrived, they welcomed us with delicious food. This is one of many recipes I remember fondly.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

Serves 6 servings

2.2 lbstortilla masa (about 1 kg)
3 tablespoonslard
1 pinchbaking powder
Salt, to taste
20nopales (cactus paddles)
as neededOlive oil,
1 piecepanela cheese
1/4onion
1firm red tomato
2radishes (optional)
as neededRefried beans,
1 bunchcilantro
1 pinchdried oregano

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Steps

30 minutes

1

In a mixing bowl, combine the masa with lard, baking powder, and salt. Knead until the dough no longer sticks to your hands. Start forming the tlacoyos by adding a small amount of refried beans to each. Place them on a preheated skillet or griddle and flip only three times (this is important). Set aside.
2

For the nopal salad: Cut the nopales into small cubes. Cook them with a little water for about 15 minutes to remove the sliminess.
3

Drain the nopales in a colander and rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking and remove any remaining slime. Once rinsed, place them in a bowl. Add thinly sliced onion, diced tomato, chopped cilantro, sliced radishes, crumbled panela cheese, olive oil, oregano, and salt to taste. Mix well and set aside.
4

When ready to serve for breakfast or lunch, heat a skillet with a little lard and lightly fry the tlacoyos. Top with the nopal salad and serve with your favorite salsa.