Blend the prickly pear to a puree.
Put 1 teaspoon of the puree in a cocktail shaker with the tequila & lemon juice, then add plenty of ice & shake thoroughly.
Strain into a glass to serve.
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Remove skins from prickly pears.
Slice and remove skins.
Cover orange with water and soak overnight.
Add orange juice, prickly pear, and sugar to orange which has soaked overnight.
Heat slowly and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Continue stirring frequently and boil about 30 minutes or until the mixture is thick and the fruit is clear.
Pour into hot, dry, sterilized jars to within 1/4 inch of the top if paraffin is used; otherwise fill to the top.
Seal.
Place prickly pear in a fine-mesh strainer
1. Mix sugar and hot water until sugar dissolves. Add lemon and lime juice, then stir.
2. Add tequila, triple sec, and prickly pear syrup. Mix thoroughly and chill for one hour.
3. Blend w/ice until frothy. Garnish w/wedges.
Mix water, prickly pear juice, diet tonic water, and lime juice together in a glass.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Strain prickly pear juice into a bowl through 2 layers of cheesecloth.
Combine the juice and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; pour candy mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake until firm, about 5 minutes. Remove and let candy cool in the pan until set, at least 30 minutes.
Cut candy into bite-size pieces and wrap in plastic wrap.
br>Slice ends off each prickly pear. Make 1 long vertical slit
Juice prickly pears with a juicer. Discard pulp, use for compost or feed to some animals.
Don't have a juicer? Cut prickly pear in half and scoop insides into a blender or food processor and puree. You can add a little water if you need to in order to get it moving.
Pour juice into an ice cube tray and freeze.
Pour 8 ounces of cold water into a glass and add ice cubes. Add 1 or 2 of these pretty ice cubes to the glass and drink to your good health!
Serve with cilantro garlic potato puree and green chile black beans
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You peel a prickly pear fruit by very carefully slicing
br>Slice ends off each prickly pear. Make 1 long vertical slit
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Cut prickly pears in half lengthwise and scoop out flesh with a spoon. Process in a blender until smooth. Push pulp through a fine mesh strainer to extract about 1 1/2 cups juice. Discard pulp.
Place prickly pear juice, water, lime juice, stevia, and mint in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into two 16-ounce glasses filled with ice.
Pour salt into a small plate. Wet the rim of a margarita glass and dip rim into salt.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; pour tequila, sweet and sour mix, triple sec, lime juice, and pear syrup over ice. Cover shaker and shake drink; strain into prepared margarita glass.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Puree the undrained pears in the food processor. Combine puree with enough milk to make 4 cups liquid. Combine bread with pear puree mixture. Mix well. Beat together the sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Combine with bread mixture. Melt the butter in 9x13x2 inch baking pan. Pour bread pudding mixture into pan and bake for about an hour. Serve with Caramel Cream Sauce.
f wine has evaporated. Place pear mixture into food processor container
br>Garnish with slice of prickly pear fruit, if desired.
Place tequila, orange liqueuer, Cactus Pear syrup, lime juice, and ice in a cocktail shaker and shake for 10 seconds.
Place a few tablespoons of the cactus Pear syrup on a small plate. Dip the rim of the glass in the syrup, and let the excess run off, then dip in salt.
Strain the mixture into the glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
In a blender, blend the cantaloupe, watermelon, papaya, carrot juice, orange juice, beet juice, apples and prickly pears if using with ice. Serve icy cold.
Cook's Note:
You could substitute kiwi or any of your favorite fruits for the prickly pear (or any of the other fruits) to create your own version of tutti-frutti.