Question: are nopales supposed to be slimy?
Answer: Nopales are a vegetable with twin barriers: First, you need to clean nopales to remove the spines. Then you need to remove the slime they exude, especially once the nopales hit water. Think okra with a runny nose. ... When you eat raw nopales, you will want to toss them in fine sea salt for about 10 minutes first.