A staple throughout the Southwest, this desert fruit adds flavor and color to cocktails, salads, salsas, desserts, and more.

Just blend or pulp the flesh and pass it through a sieve to remove the seeds then mix it with lemonade for a refreshing fruit juice, add it to iced tea for a unique flavor twist, or make a cactus ...

Also known as cactus pear, this delectable desert fruit grows on shrub-size cactus ... agave nectar, lime juice, and grapefruit juice. Juice: The juice also makes a refreshing summer drink.