Heck of a Jicama Salad

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Weekday Escapes

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (11)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(11)

Prep Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
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Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

1 medium jicama root, peeled and sliced into thick matchsticks
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
2 limes, juiced
2 hearts romaine, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves, a handful of leaves, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, eyeball it in the palm of your hand
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Place jicama in a bowl, sprinkle with salt and sugar, and add the juice of 1 lime. Let jicama stand 15 minutes. While jicama softens, work on the rest of your meal.

Arrange romaine on a serving plate. Top romaine with jicama. Juice 1 lime into a small bowl, add cilantro and cumin. Whisk in extra-virgin olive oil in a slow stream. Pour dressing over salad and season with salt and pepper.

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recipe Heck of a Jicama Salad
Lisa East Norriton, PA 06-04-2009
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crispy and refreshing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I really enjoyed this recipe. First time I've had jicama and loved the crunch that it added to the salad. Not a huge fan of... cilantro but can tolerate it. Just used a little less of it. I would imagine it could be substituted with parsley. Very good salad though. Thanks Rachael.Read more
recipe Heck of a Jicama Salad
Anonymous 06-08-2008
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delic
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was a great salad. Unfortunately, sent dh to store for cilantro and he came back with parsley. So it was sans cilantro... but was still delicious.Read more
recipe Heck of a Jicama Salad
Janet St. George, UT 02-04-2008
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Mixed Reviews
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

My husband gave this a 5, but my son and I both thought it was a 4. We did like the jicama which is the first time any of us... had eaten it. I just thought the salad was a little lacking in flavor. In fairness, I didn't add the cilantro as none of us like it, so I will probably have to come up with a substitute for it next time in order to pep up the salad.Read more
recipe Heck of a Jicama Salad
Laura Albany, NY 08-22-2007
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Yummy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Peeling the jicama and slicing it into matchsticks takes a bit of time, but after that you're pretty much done. Comes out... delicious and total working time is about 10 minutes! Great for a light Southwestern lunch or dinner.Read more
recipe Heck of a Jicama Salad
Anonymous 04-23-2006
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Mixed Opinions in my house
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I loved this salad but my husband wasn't as fond of it. Most jicama salads don't have lettuce so this was different even... though it had the usual lime and cilantro seasoning.Read more
recipe Heck of a Jicama Salad
Anonymous 09-10-2005
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Great change from the typical salad
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a refreshing change for those of you who are dieters and are getting tired of the same old salad.