101 Wednesday: Jicama
This weekend I went upstate to my aunt and uncle, Eva and Payam's house. It was Eva's birthday and it was a perfect weekend to celebrate outdoors. I also thought it would be a great opportunity to shoot a quick 101 Wednesday video since they have a beautiful back yard. I asked Eva what she thought I should do my video on for this week, and she mentioned Jicama. She told me she had found a recipe for it once and didn't enjoy it. I was up for the challenge to change her mind about this delicious root vegetable.
Jicama (pronounced hi-ka-mah) is a super crisp root vegetable that has a nutty, fresh and slightly sweet taste. The texture inside is really similar to a crisp apple, but the flavor is much softer. It's so perfect to use as a substitute for chips. You can dip jicama into guacamole or your favorite dips. I also like cutting it up into tropical salads. I personally don't enjoy cooked Jicama, so that's why I'm sharing two ways to enjoy it raw.
I served the Jicama Salad and Jicama Chips to Eva and a bunch of her friends for her birthday. Everyone seemed to be happily surprised about how yummy the veggie was - and most importantly, the birthday girl changed her mind about her feelings towards jicama =)
Jicama Chips
Peel the jicama's skin using a knife, you can watch my video to learn how. Cut pieces into chip size bites and serve with fresh guacamole or your favorite dip.
Guacamole
by Sarah Farsh May, 27 2012
Jicama Salad
by Sarah Farsh May, 27 2012
Jicama (pronounced hi-ka-mah) is a super crisp root vegetable that has a nutty, fresh and slightly sweet taste. The texture inside is really similar to a crisp apple, but the flavor is much softer. It's so perfect to use as a substitute for chips. You can dip jicama into guacamole or your favorite dips. I also like cutting it up into tropical salads. I personally don't enjoy cooked Jicama, so that's why I'm sharing two ways to enjoy it raw.
I served the Jicama Salad and Jicama Chips to Eva and a bunch of her friends for her birthday. Everyone seemed to be happily surprised about how yummy the veggie was - and most importantly, the birthday girl changed her mind about her feelings towards jicama =)
Jicama Chips
Peel the jicama's skin using a knife, you can watch my video to learn how. Cut pieces into chip size bites and serve with fresh guacamole or your favorite dip.
Guacamole
by Sarah Farsh May, 27 2012
- 3 avocados
- 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, diced
- 1/2 small onion, diced
- 1 jalapeno, diced
- 3 fresh limes, juiced
Mash all ingredients together until smooth.
by Sarah Farsh May, 27 2012
- 4 persian cucumbers, sliced
- half bunch cilantro, diced
- 3 carrots, shredded
- half small onion, diced
- half jicama, peeled and chopped into cubes
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 mango, skinned and diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, diced (leave out if your a baby)
