Laurel’s Jicama Salad

This Jicama Salad recipe from my sister Laurel goes to be a salad you’ll make again and again should you’re a fan of jicama! And it is a enjoyable mixture with jicama, cucumber, mango, tomatoes, and crimson bell pepper, and the recipe has infinite variations!

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Laurel’s Jicama Salad is my Friday Favorites decide this week, and that is a easy, tasty, and ultra-refreshing salad from my sister Laurel. And as quickly as I attempted this salad I knew I needed to share it on the weblog! This recipe might be different in infinite methods, however Laurel makes use of cubes of jicama, chopped crimson bell pepper, chopped cucumber, chopped tomato, and chopped mango.

Then the salad is solely dressed with fresh-squeezed lime juice and seasoned with onion salt and a bit of black pepper. That’s all there may be to it for a pleasant salad that I’m guessing will change into a favourite should you take pleasure in jicama. And if yow will discover strips of pre-cut jicama in your grocery retailer, that can make this scrumptious salad even simpler to make!

And I’m particularly urging you to do that salad should you haven’t eaten jicama earlier than. My sister Laurel and I are each massive followers of this fascinating low-carb ingredient that I first tried in Mexico, Learn extra beneath about jicama should you haven’t tried it!

What components do you want for this recipe?

(That is solely an inventory of components; please scroll down for full printable recipe. Or should you use the JUMP TO RECIPE hyperlink on the high of the web page, it can take you on to the entire recipe with ingredient quantities.)

• mango
• jicama
• cucumber
• cherry tomato
• crimson bell pepper
• fresh-squeezed lime juice, I used my fresh-frozen lime juice
• Onion Salt (affiliate hyperlink)
• fresh-ground black pepper to style

What’s Jicama?

Jicama is a member of the bean household but it surely’s the foundation of the plant that’s eaten, so it’s typically handled as a root vegetable. You’ll discover this in Mexico, the place it’s offered as a road meals merely chopped into chunks and sprinkled with recent lime juice and spicy Tajin Seasoning. The flavour is gentle and barely candy, and jicama is delightfully crunchy. Jicama appears a bit like turnips (and so they’re generally known as Mexican turnips), however they’re bigger and brownish tan throughout.

Is Jicama a great low-carb meals?

Jicama is excessive in fiber and nutrient-dense, and has solely about 5 web carbs in a single cup. That makes it a good selection for low-carb diets. It additionally stays good within the fridge with out turning brown, which makes it straightforward to make use of. And it may be eaten uncooked or cooked, and is usually used as a low-carb stand in for potatoes.

How you can make the Jicama Salad even decrease in carbs:

Clearly the mango is the ingredient right here with essentially the most carbs, and eliminating mango will minimize the carbs nearly in half. And the salad will nonetheless be scrumptious with out mango. You might use about one cup of chopped pineapple or watermelon to interchange the mango, and each of these choices can be barely decrease in carbs. Including celery would improve the crunch issue, and celery is low in carbs. Radishes could be one other enjoyable choice, and so they’re additionally low in carbs.

Need extra variations for this Jicama Salad?

In fact this wouldn’t be a jicama salad with out jicama! However nearly each different ingredient might be adjusted to style, so experiment till you get the mix that appears good to you. I already talked about chopped pineapple, chopped watermelon, celery, or radishes for variations which might be decrease in carbs. I believe chopped avocado or blueberries could be wonderful on this salad. My niece Kara likes the concept of including some Queso Fresco or Cotija Cheese to the salad. And naturally, you couldn’t go incorrect by including a sprinkle of spicy Tajin Seasoning (affiliate hyperlink) should you’re a fan of that Mexican crimson pepper powder.

Remember to use onion salt for Laurel’s Jicama Salad!

My sister Laurel purchased onion salt for me simply so I may make this salad, and she or he considers it to be a necessary ingredient. And we determined onion salt is usually a bit onerous to seek out, however please don’t skip or substitute the onion salt even when it’s a must to order some on-line. It actually does add the right savory contact to this tasty salad.

How low in carbs is the Jicama Salad recipe?

This fascinating, colourful, and flavorful salad has about 12 web carbs per serving.

How you can make Laurel’s Jicama salad:

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1. Right here’s a photograph of jicama that can assist you discover it within the retailer. But when your retailer carries pre-cut strips of jicama, I extremely suggest utilizing these and simply chopping them as much as make the salad.
2. Minimize complete jicama into slices; then minimize off edges with the peel (a lot simpler than peeling it) and minimize into cubes. 
3. Minimize cucumbers lengthwise and slice to make chopped cucumber.
4. Minimize ends off crimson bell pepper, take away seeds, minimize into slices, and chop into squares.
5. Chop cherry tomatoes (or use bigger tomatoes and chop into chunks.)
6. Peel mango if utilizing, and chop into items.
7. Toss collectively jicama, cucumber, crimson bell pepper, cherry tomato, and mango.
8. Then add the lime juice and toss once more.
9. Sprinkle with onion salt and fresh-ground black pepper and toss once more.
10. Serve immediately or chill.
11. Laurel says the jicama salad will keep good within the fridge in a single day though I didn’t have any leftovers to check that out myself!

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

This jicama salad could be a scrumptious facet dish to serve with any of those low-carb fundamental dishes:

Extra Summer time Salads to Attempt:

Laurel’s Jicama Salad is included in a group of Superb Cucumber Salad Recipes, the place you’ll discover tons extra enjoyable summer time salad concepts!

Low-Carb Food plan / Low-Glycemic Food plan / South Seaside Food plan Recommendations:
My sister Laurel’s Jicama Salad is comparatively low in web carbs, making it good for any low-carb food regimen. It’s additionally good for Section Two of the unique South Seaside Food plan. If you’d like fewer carbs for a Keto food regimen or wish to eat this for the South Seaside Food plan Section One, omit the mango.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This jicama salad recipe was first posted in 2021, after I attempted it on the Denny household post-pandemic campout! I’ve made it fairly just a few instances since then, and the recipe was final up to date with extra info in 2026.