Nopal Soup
Jessica Alcántara
A low-calorie yet flavor-packed recipe, this nopal soup is all you need to stay on the healthy track. Nopales, tomatoes, guajillo chiles, chicken broth, and mushrooms come together in a nutritious dish with a high fiber content that will delight your family while you take care of their health.
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Ingredients
4
Portions
  • 4 cups nopal
  • some water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1/4 onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 guajillo chiles, rehydrated
  • 5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons pepper
  • 2 cups button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/3 cups tomato purée
  • 2 leaves epazote
Preparation
25 mins
30 mins
Easy
  • On a chopping board, cut nopales into thin strips with a knife.
  • In a pot with boiling water, cook nopales with salt and a bit of baking soda.
  • On a griddle, roast tomatoes, onion, and garlic. Transfer to a blender. Add rehydrated guajillo chiles, chicken broth, salt, and pepper, and blend until smooth.
  • In a small pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add button mushrooms, nopales, salt, and pepper. Add tomato purée and the blended mixture and bring to a boil. Add epazote and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Serve nopal soup with some drops of lime juice.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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