Boiled Cactus With Garlic

I love trying new things (when I'm not lazy that is), and this cactus is one such example. We decided to just go simple and boil these. My friend wanted to throw in garlic as it boiled, which seemed like a good idea to me. So the texture was a bit like okra as far as the slipperiness. It tasted kind of tangy and refreshing... light.   It worked very well with the lemongrass flavors we had as part of our meal. After googling around a bit, I believe this is called "nopal" (plural being nopales), and they can be used in a variety of ways, from salads to egg dishes. Here's the basic Wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nopal) but if you google for nopal recipes, you will see a slew of them...