Jicama Salad
- 4 oranges
- 2 cups (1/2-inch) julienne-cut peeled jicama
- 1 cucumber (about 1/2 pound), peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and thinly sliced
- 2 cups cubed peeled cantaloupe
- 1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon hot chili powder
- Peel and section oranges over a bowl; squeeze membranes to extract juice. Set sections aside; reserve 1/4 cup orange juice. Discard membranes.
- Place the orange sections, jicama,and next 5 ingredients (jicama through mint) in a large bowl. Combine the reserved orange juice, fresh lime juice, salt, and chili powder. Pour juice mixture over jicama mixture, and toss gently. Cover and chill 2 hours.
oranges, jicama, cucumber, cantaloupe, red onion, fresh cilantro, fresh mint, lime juice, salt, hot chili powder
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/jicama-salad (may not work)