Combine all ingredients and let sit for 3 - 4 hours.

Celeriac and Pear Soup--from The Vegetarian Winter 1995
Serves 4

1tbsp / 15ml vegetable oil
8oz / 225g onions, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
1 medium celeriac, peeled and chopped
¼pint / 150ml pear juice
½pint / 850ml vegetable stock
1 large potato, peeled and chopped
salt and freshly ground pepper

Heat the oil, add the onion and sweat for about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and bay leaves. Continue to cook on a low heat for about 10 minutes. Add the celeriac, potato and liquid and simmer for about 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves and liquidise the soup and pour it back into the pan. Season and reheat to serve.

C N Red Salad
2 cups shredded beets 1/4 cup chopped fennel
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh dill 4 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
Chopped beet greens

Blend all together and refrigerate for a while for flavors to blend.
Garnish with some fennel slices and dill sprigs.

Blend chopped fennel, cucumber, and cilantro until chunky - you can juice it all to have a thin soup.
Top with chopped bell pepper, chopped, unpeeled cucumber, and cilantro sprigs AND/OR "cottage cheese" or mashed avocado.

Combine all ingredients and let sit for 15 to 30 minutes. Garnish with sesames and olives. Add chopped ginger or garlic or hot peppers to this dish for some heat. Serve over sweet greens.

John's Cactus Salsa
From the web - searching Google for "cactus recipes"

two pounds of cactus prepared and diced
a couple cans of diced tomatoes
three or four pickled jalapeno peppers (or to taste)
three cloves or more (to taste) of garlic
one-half medium onion
a can each of red kidney, black bean, and pinto beans
pinch of basil
a bunch of cilantro
quarter cup of olive oil
couple dashes of salt and some ground black pepper will add flavor
A handful of sunflower seeds, shelled pumpkin seeds, or pine nuts, or any mix of them

For a real crowd pleaser at a picnic or party make this cactus salsa ahead of time and allow to blend its flavors in the refrigerator for a few hours or more. Just mix all the ingredients above that you can obtain. Some hot peppers are always in favor here in the SouthWest, but other folks may need it tamed down on the hot peppers some. One can use this as a dip for tortilla chips, or a relish and garnish on burritos (see Victoria's Cactus Breakfast Burritos below), meat dishes or a general spicy condiment.