Ensalada Xek (jicama And Mandarin Orange Salad)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs jicama, peeled and cut into julienne strips
• 1 lime
• 1/4 cup sour orange juice
• 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and coarsely diced
• 5 mandarin oranges, peeled, sectioned and seeds removed
• 3 small dried chilies, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• salt

Recipe

• 1 peel jicama. the skin of this root vegetable will peel right off after you insert a knife between the skin and the flesh. remove any traces of brown or remaining skin with a vegetable peeler. to keep the vegetable from discoloring as you work, rub liberally with lime juice. cut jicama into julienne strips.
• 2 toss in a large bowl with the orange juice.
• 3 peel cucumber, seed and dice.
• 4 meanwhile, peel oranges and separate into sections, removing any seeds.
• 5 toss oranges and cucumber with jícama. add chile and cilantro.
• 6 toss and check for seasonings. refrigerate until ready to serve.