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Nopal Timbale
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 60 Minutes
Servings: 10
Ingredients:
4 cups halved lengthwise and cut into strips nopales pieces
3 teaspoons olive oil
2 cloves chopped garlic
1 red onion, finely sliced
5 dried guajillo
2 roasted red bell peppers, peeled and cut in strips
5 tablespoons chopped cilantro
salt and pepper
30 cleaned king prawn
10 blades lemongrass
balsamic syrup (reduced balsamic vinegar)
cilantro oil
carmelized onions
sun-dried tomatoes
chili oil (infused oil)
Directions:
1. Heat a medium sized pan with salted water until it reaches the boiling point. Add nopales and cook for 5 minutes. Drain the water and let cool.
2. Heat frying pan, when hot add oil, garlic, onion, guajillos, and roasted red pepper. Saute for a few seconds, add nopales and cilantro, and season with salt and pepper.
3. Skewer the prawns with lemongrass and either saute or grill them. Using a round mold, place the mixture of nopales in the center of a dish and press it with a spoon to form the timbale. Decorate plates with balsamic syrup and cilantro oil, and garnish with carmelized onion, sun-dried tomatoes, and chili oil.
By RecipeOfHealth.com