Native American populations used to eat prickly pear leaves, fruits, and roots for centuries. Prickly pear, tastes like a very concentrated watermelon with a little sweet aftertaste.
Its texture is a mix between soft and crisp and it also contains slippery interior juices. Be sure to handle with care and attention, slice both ends of the prickly pear off and discard the ends. Make one long vertical slice down the body of the prickly pear. Slip your finger into the slice and grab a hold of the skin. Peel back the skin and once you finish discard the skin. The seeds are edible and you can eat them if you like. You can eat the fruit raw or you make juice or smoothies.
Prickly pear is very low in calories but it is a very good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It is overall a fruit with an excellent nutritional profile. To prepare, cut the top off thinly at each end of the pear, then use your fingers or a fork to peel the rest of the skin completely.
Cactus pears can be eaten fresh, added to salads, mixed into drinks, made into jellies, and even made into sorbets. Before cooking cactus pears for example, in the making of jellies or chutneys , pass the pulp through a sieve to remove the seeds, which harden when cooked.
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