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Jicama

(HE kuh muh) A large, tuberous root vegetable with pale brown, thin skin and crisp white meat. Jicama resembles a large, brown turnip. The skin peels off easily to reveal pure white, potatolike meat that has a clean, crisp bite and a mildly sweet flavor. It is peeled before using and is eaten raw or cooked.

Recipes

  1. Grated Raw Beet Salad with Jicama , Avocado, and Orange

    Raw beets taste similar to raw carrots in that they're sweet, juicy, and crisp. Jicama , a Mexican root vegetable that looks like a large, pale, round potato, is crunchy and mild when peeled and eaten raw. If you can't find jicama , simply substitute cubed cucumber in this salad.

  2. Jicama and Pepper Stir-Fry

    Jicama (HE-kuh-muh) is often used in Mexican and Asian cooking. Its white flesh has a crunchy texture and delicate flavor. When lightly cooked in this ginger-accented vegetable dish, it retains its crispiness.

  3. Jicama -Apple Slaw

    Crunchy jicama and apple plus oranges and avocado combine in this crisp and refreshing dairy-free slaw.

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Articles

  1. Perfect Coleslaw: What’s the Secret?

    Fri, 3 May 2013

    … still crunchy, but easy on the palate. • Match your vinegar to your ingredients. If you’re venturing beyond cabbage to jicama , apple, fennel, bok choi, green onions and so on, don’t stop there. Use a rice vinegar on Asian vegetables, or peruse this list to learn about …

  2. 6 Surprising Broccoli Sides

    Thu, 1 Mar 2012

    … saltiness of the olives. It’s a nice side for barbecued beef or chops. Saucy Broccoli and Jicama : Broccoli, spicy salsa, and crisp-tender jicama add up to a surprising—and delectable—side. Bonus: Using jarred salsa really cuts down …

  3. Fantastic Fourth of July: Your Complete Cookout Menu

    Mon, 25 Jun 2012

    … blue this week. (That's coming next week.) But you have to have something R,W and B on the Fourth, right? Plus, the jicama stars are so pretty! Quinoa & Smoked Tofu Salad Quinoa is actually native to South America, not North. But I bet we've thought of more …

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Food Blogs We Love

  1. Winter Fruit Salad

    Tue, 6 Mar 2012

    1/2 c pomegranate seeds (about 1 pomegranate) 1/2 c julienned jicama (if you do not have this substitute apple) 2 medium ripe mangoes, peeled and cut into thin slices 2 tangerines or clementines …

  2. To Boulder, and Beyond!

    Thu, 12 Jul 2012

    … pretty much everything looked small compared to our meals at Sam’s ! Either way, the mahi mahi was tender and moist, the jicama sticks were sweet and crispy, and the crunchy yet creamy corn croutons were off the chain. Ben got the daily special which was a deconstructed, layered …

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