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percy wrote:
> Prickly pear fruit are on special next week three for a buck. Anybody
> have tips and/or recipes they want to share?
>
> Vicki


Prickly pear fruit are "tunas" Nopales are the peeled and sliced leaves.
IIRC, the nopales are low in carbs, but the fruit is sweet. I can't
find a carb count for prickly pears on USDA, but I'd treat one like an
apple.

JMHO.

Nopales are great cooked in your scrambled eggs.

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