Jicama is something they sell in most supermarkets here in South Florida. It’s a root vegetable with a texture reminiscent of radish with a soft slightly sweet flavor. It has a thin brown skin and white flesh. It’s great in salads and we make one at home usually with papaya, lime and cilantro.
The one above has been cleaned and peeled by Brent. We combined it with the following:
peeled cubed papaya
cilantro leaves
spinach and/or snow peas (optional)
and a dressing made from juice of 1 lime, cayenne pepper to taste and 1 tbsp vegan mayo (optional) whisked together.
We just pour the dressing over the salad and munch away. The spice of the cayenne with the cooling cilantro, sweet papaya and mellow jicama is sure to please. It’s low fat, high fiber and loaded with nutrients. Here’s a salad with spinach and no mayo in the dressing; we just squeezed the lime over it.
Here’s another with snow peas and veganaise dressing!
I hope you find some jicama and create your own summery salad!
This is Christie and Brent, signing off!
Turning Veganese 