Rustic jicama appetizer with red chili and lime

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 medium Jicama; peeled, halved and sliced 1/4-inch thick
2 smalls Cucumbers; halved, seeded, 1/4-inch slices on diagonal
3 Seedless oranges; peeled, pith removed, halved, cut crosswise 1/4-inch slice
6 Radishes; thinly sliced
2 Limes; juice of
Salt; about 1/2 teaspoon
2 teaspoons Powdered dried chilies; or to taste
⅔ cup Pickled red onions; optional
⅓ cup Roughly chopped cilantro plus a few sprigs for garnish

Directions

Mix the jicama, cucumbers, oranges, radishes and lime juice in a large bowl. Let marinate about 20 minutes, then season with salt.

Pile onto a serving platter and drizzle with juices. Sprinkle liberally with the powdered chile, top with the pickled onions and strew with chopped cilantro. Garnish with cilantro sprigs.

Yield: 8 appetizer servings

Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8916 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #691 by "Angele and Jon Freeman" <jfreeman@...> on Jul 26, 1997

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