Super ingredient: 5 recipes with nopal

The nopal, from any angle, is a super ingredient: it is one of the foods with the highest calcium content in the world, its pulp is rich in water and excellent for dehydration, it contains soluble and insoluble fiber, thus correcting constipation and helping in the proper metabolism of minerals and nutrients. For these reasons, and many more, we recommend eating plenty of nopal, and here we leave you five recipes to include it in your weekly diet. Nopal Green Juice If you want to start the day on the right foot, then a nopal juice is what you need. This drink ensures complete hydration, a high dose of fiber that will help your gastric system throughout the day, and the necessary minerals to be at 100%. The mix also includes celery and pineapple to give it a fresh flavor and add vitamin C to this super nutritious and multivitamin smoothie. Nopal Soup with Pasta One could say that this recipe is a fusion as it combines Italian food with traditional Mexican nopal and other vegetables. If you are looking for a change from the classic noodle or vegetable soup, this mix of elbow macaroni with nopal and vegetables will give you a new alternative that includes some super nutritional ingredients for you and your family in their daily diet. Nopales with Bacon Let’s say you are hosting a taco party or organizing a meal in pots for everyone to serve themselves. In that case, a delicious preparation of nopales with bacon can be a total success. It is not only a super healthy dish thanks to the nopal, but it also includes the crunchiness and sumptuousness of bacon, making it something for everyone's taste. You can also use it as a side dish for your chicken and fish dishes. Chicken Breast with Nopal All you need for this recipe is chicken breast, nopales, red onion, grated panela cheese, and a little chopped cilantro. It’s that easy, and in less than 20 minutes, you will have a healthy, delicious, and different dish. Here you will have protein, vegetables, and good fats, making it a very complete dish for midday and even for dinner after exercising to gain energy and muscle mass. Nopal Sopes If you are looking for a light version of a specialty that is usually associated with street food, then these little sopes where you replace the tortilla with nopal are ideal. It is also a 100% vegetarian dish as it includes cream cheese, ranchera sauce, and delicious refried black beans. Undoubtedly, it is an alternative for those who not only want to eat healthy but also want to skip the meat.