Jicama????

[ellenalesa]

Hi everyone,

I just bought a jicama root and am not quite sure what to do with it! I hear they're good. Do you just peel and use as a dipper?

Thx.

Ellen

[Revvell]

Basically, yes. Or, you can do as some Hispanics here in SoCal taught me ~ add lemon juice and a bit of salt. I also chop it and add it to salads but mostly just peel and eat as is.

Revvell

[mcasburn]

It's also good eaten with just lime juice, or lime juice and salt.

[berrymarymac]

Is it supposed to taste starchy? Just curious because everytime I've had it...I can't stand it!

[vgloveforlife]

We don't like it very much here either.
I made Alissa's potato salad but the jicama just can not take the place of the potatoes EVER. I would call it "Jicama Salad" if I were her.

Anyway I was turned off from it after that....

[Veganforlife]

Can you dehydrate it? Just found this post:

Jacki, the jicama is still crunchy, but you could try dicing it, then dehydrating it a while, then making the salad. Dehydrating jicama tends to soften it.

[Revvell]

Can you dehydrate it? Just found this post:

I guess you can. Can't imagine why one would want to.

For those who don't like it ~ it's quite possible you got a bad one. The really good ones are sweet and juicy. Just like anything I'm sure there will be some who don't like them yet, ya gots to get a good one. I've had some I've thrown away ~ dry and ~ I guess starchy. Maybe do a google search and find out how to choose a good one? I'd say smooth, relatively clean outer. It'll look "new" if that's of any help.

Revvell

[blessed]

:D I love to dehydrate mine, they taste so good. I put mine raw in a bag with brewer's yeast and cayanne pepper and wheat germ shake it up real good and put it in my dehydrater for about 45 minutes.
Then you spread catup in a bowl and eat they taste so good. I call them "crunchy fries". My husband loves them.
Try them you may love them as we do.

Ann :D

[Revvell]

I will give that a shot. Thank you for the suggestion. :)

Revvell

[asil]

Here in South Texas we eat them in slices sprinkled with lime juice and chili powder mixed with salt (some people add sugar, but I think the jucama is sweet enough for no extra sweetener. or you could drizzle with honey or agave). Wonderful crisp, cool, spicy, citrus contrasting flavors. Also it's an ingredient in a common snack we call fruit cup -- just slices of watermelon, mango, sometimes fresh coconut, all with lemon and chili. Yum! And so refreshing in the summer. It's great because you can get this healthy snack from street vendors, at parks and fairs, etc.

[Revvell]

It's great because you can get this healthy snack from street vendors, at parks and fairs, etc.

Ahhhh yes. Forgot about that since I've not done it in awhile yet, can do that here as well.


Revvell

[Sheryl]

They are $8.99 per kilo here in Australia... still a really unique food to people here. I love how cheap they are in California!!!

Cheers,
Sheryl