Getting into a Prickly Situation!
by girlinafoodfrenzy
Love the change of seasons. It’s so good to see foods which suddenly appear on the greengrocers shelves (which mightn’t) have been there the week before, or even the day before. These fresh flavours call for Seafood, some Tuna Steaks perhaps? Time to get into a prickly situation Prickly Pear Salsa that is…
I’ve never actually seen prickly pears–only heard about them in “The Jungle Book” movie, maybe? Very interesting!!
Hi Robin, I didn’t know they were featured in that film? Actually it’s my first time eating/cooking with these too. I often make a mango salsa with my tuna/fish but as we’re in autumn, no mangoes.
Prickly pears however…let’s just say they’re not the easiest fruit to handle but the flesh is super sweet and juicy. Like a really ripe watermelon with bright orange juice.
They weren’t featured, maybe just mentioned in a song…? Then again, maybe it wasn’t the Jungle Book, after all!
Never, ever had a prickly pear! Is it sweet? Does it taste like a pear? Is it tart like a lemon?
It’s texture is similar to pear but it’s sweet like a watermelon. It also has a really vibrant juice-it was a deep orange almost similar to s turmeric stain (when I splashed it on the bench-whoops!) they’re not tart (at least these weren’t)
It was the first time I’d eaten them too, the seeds are hard though, blech!
My mom used to make prickly pear jelly. She’d put on heavy gloves to harvest them and burn them over a gas stove flame to get rid of the thorns. I loved prickly pear jelly because of the beautiful magenta color and the delicate floral flavor. We had 4 huge fig trees in our yard, so fig preserves were the norm. Prickly pear jelly was a big treat.
I love that the prickly pears hold a special place in your memories! Actually figs are a special favourite for me so I’m quite sure I’d loooove your fig jam
either way it’s so great to experience something different so more adventures to come yet for my palate, lol
Delicious! I love the color burning the thorns on a stove is a great tip. I love experiencing new fruit. It sounds so good!
So much better than getting the needles stuck in your fingers for sure! It was a tasty experiment…
I’ve never tried prickly pears – what a beautiful color they are! A great culinary adventure…
Thanks Jennifer, not sure what the overseas equivalent is but I’ve seen some pictures on the wikki of bright purple ones so to each their own!
This looks delicious. I’ve never bought prickly pair or tuna steaks, but it looks wonderful. Salsa dressings are a big trend right now
I love it when a trend is tasty for my belly!!! Your mission, should you choose to accept it…