One of the richest and most complete typical Mexican dishes is the huarache, named for its peculiar shape that imitates traditional Mexican sandals. Its base is mainly made with corn dough, but this time, we bring you a different recipe from the traditional one and without taking away from the flavor. We are talking about some delicious and healthy nopal huaraches, in which the corn dough base is replaced by a nopal cooked on the grill. Not only is it very tasty, but it is also a good option with fewer carbohydrates. For this reason, this recipe has become especially popular within the keto diet, although we emphasize that this diet must be carried out by a nutrition expert.
Keep reading and learn with us how to make nopal huaraches so you can enjoy them for breakfast or lunch, let’s cook!
Ingredients to make Huaraches de nopal:
- 6 medium nopales
- 300 grams of refried beans
- 500 grams of shredded cooked chicken
- 1 pinch of salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pinch of oregano
- Avocado to taste
- Fresh or Manchego cheese grated to taste
- Shredded lettuce to taste
- Sauce to taste
How to make cactus Huaraches:
- Begin the nopal huaraches recipe by cleaning the nopales very well. It is recommended to use medium or small and elongated nopales, but if you cannot get them you can use large nopales and use a cookie cutter or similar to make the huaraches smaller; you can also use the whole nopal.
- Heat a pan or grill and, when it is at a good temperature, roast the nopales. Season with salt to taste and cook on both sides for at least 2-3 minutes, or until lightly toasted and have changed color.
- The main ingredient of this nopal huaraches recipe will be the chicken, you can use it alone seasoned with salt or add a pinch of oregano to aromatize and give it a better flavor. Likewise, you can prepare your vegetarian huaraches by replacing the meat with grilled and chopped tofu, cooked vegetables, etc.
- Trick: we have cooked the chicken in boiling water and shredded it beforehand.
- Start assembling the nopal huarache. To do this, first place the nopal and spread a layer of refried beans, then add chicken and a little cheese to taste. The amount of chicken and cheese is completely to taste.
- Finally, place a layer of shredded lettuce, a few slices of avocado and the sauce of your choice, it’s that easy and quick to prepare delicious and healthy nopal huaraches!
