Green-Fleshed Prickly Pear

Prickly pear are consumed widely as food. The fruits are widely commercialized in many parts of the world, eaten raw, and have one of the highest concentrations of vitamin C of any fruit. Plus they are delicious! The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable known as nopalitos, which can be sliced into strips, skinned or unskinned, and fried with eggs and jalapeños, served as a breakfast treat. The fruits can be boiled, used raw, blended with fruit juice, or made into jams and jellies. This green-fleshed variety is the sweetest of the colors we offer. Drought tolerant.