Jicama Slaw

Well, to begin with, jicama is a tuber which is cultivated in Central America and Mexico. Jicama has a sweet taste and is used to make many delicious dishes. Talking about jicama slaw, it is a type of salad, consisting mainly of jicama and cabbage. All ingredients added to this salad are high in nutrition, which makes this salad a healthy choice. Another interesting thing about this salad, is that you can serve it as a salad and as an appetizer! Given below, are a few different kinds of recipes you can try!

Recipe #1

Ingredients

• 1 pound jicama
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• 3 tablespoons avocado or extra virgin olive oil
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• Grated zest and juice of 2 medium limes, about ¼ cup
• Grated zest and juice of 1 medium lemon, about 3 tablespoons
• Juice of 1 fresh orange, about 1/3 cup

Process

Firstly, combine lime zest, lemon juice, lemon zest, cilantro, orange juice and red pepper in a blender and blend until all the ingredients are incorporated. When the ingredients are well blended, add a little oil and then transfer to a clean container. Now peel the jicama and slice into a matchstick cut if you are preparing the dish for a salad, or into a French-fry cut if you are making the dish as an appetizer. Take a mixing bowl or a resealable bag and toss the jicama along with the dressing. Refrigerate the mixture at least for 4-6 hours, before serving. It can be stored in the refrigerator for about 2-3 days. This is the best orange jicama slaw.

Recipe #2

Ingredients

• 1 large jicama, peeled and finely shredded
• 2 carrots, shredded
• ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro leaves
• ½ cup canola oil
• 2 tablespoons ancho chili powder
• ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• ½ Napa cabbage, finely shredded
• 2 tablespoons honey
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Process

Take a large bowl and add cabbage, carrots and jicama to it, set aside. In another bowl, add vinegar, oil, lime juice, ancho powder and honey. Season with salt and pepper, mix well and add to the jamica mixture, toss to coat thoroughly. Add in cilantro, let stand at least for 15 minutes, at room temperature before serving. The salad will be quite crunchy when fresh.

Recipe #3

Ingredients

• 1 large jicama peeled
• 4 carrots
• 3 scallions, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, or yellow or ( ½ & ½ ) for color
• 1 to 4 Serrano or jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 1 poblano chile pepper
• 1-inch ginger
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• ¼ cup rice-wine vinegar
• 1-½ tablespoon dark oriental sesame oil
• Freshly ground coarse black pepper
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced

Process

This is a spicy jicama slaw recipe. To make this salad, firstly cut poblano peppers, jicama, ginger, carrots and bell peppers into matchstick silvers with the help of a shredding disk on a mandoline or a food processor and set aside. Take a large bowl and mash garlic and sugar into it with the help of a wooden spoon. Add in vinegar and sesame oil, mix until sugar dissolves. Add veggies and the remaining ingredients, toss to coat. You can add some more sugar, salt and pepper before serving, if desired.

These were some of the easy jicama slaw recipes. You can add your favorite toppings or ingredients to any of the above recipes, however, remember to keep the base, that is the basic ingredients, the same.