Jicama Salad

Yield:
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

  1. 1 large orange - use grater to peel skin creating orange zest (about 1 Tablespoon)
  2. 1/2 cup red onion, minced
  3. 1/2 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
  4. 1/3 cup light mayonnaise
  5. 2 Tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
  6. 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
  7. 1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, seeded, minced
  8. 4 cups jicama, shredded*
  9. 3 cups (1 pkg.) cabbage, shredded
  10. 1 large orange - use grater or knife to cut peel into orange curls for garnish
  11. Fresh cilantro for garnish
Directions:

Measure 1 Tablespoon orange zest into large bowl and set aside.

Cut away remaining white pith from each orange and cut between membranes to separate orange segments. Set aside three segments for garnish. Cut remaining orange segments in half and add to bowl with orange zest.

Add jicama and cabbage and stir to combine.
In small bowl combine onion, cilantro, mayonnaise, orange juice concentrate, sugar and jalapeno.

Pour over slaw and stir.

Garnish with orange curls, orange segments and fresh cilantro.


jicama [HEE-kah-mah] a large, bulbous root vegetable with a thin brown skin and white crunchy flesh. Its sweet nutty flavor is good both raw and cooked.

*Peel brown outer skin of jicama with sharp knife making sure to also remove the thin coarse layer of flesh underneath. Shred jicama in food processor.


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