Video: Watch CJ Jacobson Make Cactus Ice
The chef at Girasol turns small, tender nopales into a refreshing, savory granita
Cacti are a prickly bunch—probably not the sort of thing you crave on a hot day when you're jonesing for some refreshment. But consider small, tender nopales—common in a lot of Mexican cooking—which can be trimmed down and turned into a refreshing, savory granita.
This recipe comes from CJ Jacobson, chef at Girasol in Los Angeles and also, recently, Intro in Chicago. Once he removes the spiny bits from the nopales with a knife, he chops them with plenty of jalapeño, boils them, purées them, and then freezes it all into a barely sweet icy treat that's savory and mineral-tasting. We love it as a palate cleanser, or, as Jacobson serves it, as a complement to a fruity sorbet.
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