How to Prepare Jicama

http://www.karenrothnutrition.com Are you having trouble getting your children or spouse to eat their vegetables. Maybe they say something like I dont eat anything GREEN. Well I have a solution for you. Try serving them Jicama. Jicama is related to the sweet potato and is a crunchy juicy root vegetable similar to water chestnut. Its commonly referred to as a Mexican Potato, but looks more like water chestnut in texture and color

Its a great low calorie snack. A cup of raw chopped jicama is only 49 calories. As for nutrients, you can expect to get a good amount of fiber, potassium and Vitamin C when eating jicama

Remember that you must peel this vegetable prior to eating. And usually the first layer is tough so peel that also. You can slice it into French fry shape, chop into cubes or even shred as a salad topping. This is a great vegetable to juice. Use in Asian dishes that call for water chestnuts and youll save money. It stays crunchy during cooking. Jicama can even be boiled or baked like a potato for a low carb option. Jicama can be added to your favorite bean salad.

You can serve it in salads; put it on a vegetable platter in addition to carrot and celery sticks. Marinate in lime juice and sprinkle with cayenne pepper. Mix in with a fruit salad. Its excellent when mixed with other juicy fruits like watermelon and papaya.

So when offering it to someone who wont eat anything green and when they ask what is that, tell them its a Mexican potato.

Try the simple recipe Ive included in the text portion of this email:
Slice jicama into thing round like circles
Top with sliced tomato
Top with sliced avocado
Drizzle with balsamic dressing and olive oil

Tossing it in a stir fry it will stay crispy because of low exposure to heat, but when baked or boiled will soften just like a potato that can then be mashed or used like a baked potato. But you can't eat the skin. So peel and cube before boiling and then mash, or leave the skin on while baking then top with butter or sour cream as a baked potato alternative.

To boil: Peel and chop jicama. Place in a pan of water, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until softened. Drain boiled jicama, and then mash with a little butter, salt and pepper.

To bake: Puncture the skin with a fork and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, or until softened. Cut the baked jicama in half, and top with a little sour cream or butter. Sprinkle with fresh herbs, chili powder or chopped chives. Eat the flesh, but not the tough, fibrous skin.

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• white vegetable
• mexican potato

[coltontwilding]

thanks.!!!!

[kta277]

i love jicama....just add lemon, salt, hot sauce and enjoy! i used to eat this when i was a lil girl, back in my country

[dbshell55]

I love it!!! Thanks and I think kids will love it too..

[antistat55]

Thank you , I'm juicing again and looking for options........:))

[AngeloCordisco]

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[AngeloCordisco]

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[Momof2wendy]

I tried it raw with lemon and chilli para naranja. I like it best plain. Now I'm gonna bake it or boil it and put salt and butter on it. Thanks

[Negronyc1]

la mejor y la unica manera de disfrutar de la rica y deliciosa jicama es: # 1 pelar la jicama, # 2 partirla en revanadas de1cm, # 3 ponerle limon, sal, chile en polvo, yyyy LISTOOOOO!!!!!!! a disfrutar de una rica y deliciosa jicama al estilo mexicano,!!!! hagame caso y va a ver que hasta los dedos se va a chupar

[summbuddy1]

someone gave me a container of jicama and i had no earthly idea what it was. thankyou, now i have some ideas on what in the world i can do with them.

[backslashful]

It is a wonderful source of fiber and seemingly does not need much cooking.

lillian