Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                     cactus pads -- (1 to 2)
  8                     Eggs
     1/4         pound  cheese (your choice)
                        salt & pepper to taste

Preparation:

Prepare the cactus pads as described in the preparation section above. Once you have removed the needles, nodules and thoroughly washed the pads, slice into bite-size pieces. Sauté the sliced pads in a small amount of butter for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside. Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl; add shredded cheese and the sautéed cactus pieces. Pour the egg mixture into a skillet and scramble. Serve warm with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutritional Information:

524 Calories (kcal); 35g Total Fat; (62% calories from fat); 44g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1496mg Cholesterol; 444mg Sodium