Crazy Cactus Paddle

Have you ever eaten cactus paddle? I had not until just the other day when I ran into a man at the farmer’s market. He was shaving the paddles with an instrument that looked a lot like a giant carrot peeler, making sure the prickles came off before being sold.  I had to try them!

At first I thought I was just buying them so I could say that I had tried cactus, but honestly, they were delicious! I will be on the lookout for more! They taste like a cross between asparagus and peppers.

Cut 2 paddles into slivers (or asparagus if not available )

2 small yellow and orange peppers, cut into thin slices

1 small onion, cut into slivers

½ c muun chi Muunkraut or cabbage

1 T muun chi Fermented Roots or minced garlic and ginger

¼ c goji berries

Warm a saucepan on high.  Put in onions and fermented roots. Add cactus slivers and sauté for 3 min. Add the Muunkraut (or cabbage), peppers and onion. Saute and mix for 5-6 more minutes

Sprinkle with muun chi Super Seed Crunch or your favorite nuts and seed. Yum!

Please join me as we keep thinking of ways to introduce more plants into our guts to create a remarkable healing microbiota!