My Crunchy Cool Jicama Slaw is the perfect warm weather side dish. It combines flavors of tart lime, thinly sliced jicama, bosc pear, red onion, citrus, maple syrup, creamy Veganaise and lots of fine black pepper. And the best part about this recipe… is that it takes about ten minutes to make. You can eat it immediately or chill in the fridge. …Oh and it’s healthy too. Lots of fiber and vitamin C. The tart flavors will refresh your palate. Jicama facts.
…I taste tested it on a foggy cool day, and it was amazing! But on a hot spring or summer day this salad will knock the sweaty heat right off your brow. It’s such a clean crunchy acidic-creamy salad. It won’t wilt up like a traditional Cole Slaw recipe can. The jicama has a much heartier crunch than cabbage- yet still tastes lighter than cabbage!
Crunchy Cool Jicama Slaw
makes 4 cups
1 lime, juiced
1 jicama, peeled and shaved super thin
1 orange, sliced into thin rounds
1 small red onion, sliced into thin rounds
1 firm ripe Bosc pear, sliced thin
3 Tbsp Veganaise
1 tsp olive oil
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp maple syrup
generous amounts of fine black pepper (at least 1 Tbsp)
garnish: pepper, paprika and lime slices
Whole Wheat bread cubes on the side
(leftover liquid is soppable!…is that a word?)
Directions:
Prep all the veggies as described in ingredients list.
Jicama Virgins: peel like a potato and slice thinly as you would a hard root veggie.
In a large bowl: Toss all ingredients: jicama, orange, pear, onion, vinegar, oil, veganaise, lime juice, pepper, salt and maple syrup.
Plate with fresh lime slices and a sprinkle of spicy paprika. More black pepper too.
Add-ins: sliced almonds, vegan cheese shavings(white cheese), cayenne for heat, fresh herbs and/or parsley, shaved fennel.
This looks great! I made a similar salad a couple nights ago. I cut the jicama into matchsticks about one inch long, added thin sliced red onion and julienned sugar snap peas. For dressing I made a vinaigrette of wine vinegar, lime juice plus zest, sugar, ground white pepper, celery seed and sea salt. It was fantastic!
This is wonderful! Like you said, easy to prepare and refreshing. Healthy too. Thanks for sharing Kathy 🙂
This looks very cool and refreshing. I might do it with lemon and lime to really jazz it up! Now if I can figure out what store sells jicama!