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    Home » Cooking Videos » Produce Pick: Jicama [video]

    Produce Pick: Jicama [video]

    Updated: Oct 16, 2020 by greenlitebitescom · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

    I TRIED to do an old fashioned Produce Pick video, but with a grumpy baby and a 6 year old, I was very distracted. SO let me tell you about Jicama before you see our train wreck of a video.

    Jicama is root vegetable, resembling a large potato or turnip. It's crisp, refreshing, and slightly sweet. Like a firm white watermelon, a sweet radish, or even a raw tasty potato. A cup of jicama (130g) has a whopping 6g of fiber, 1g of protein, no fat, and a mere 50 calories.

    See how the 6 year old reacts to trying it, and stay tuned this week for my watermelon Jicama Salsa experiments!

    Any jicama fans already out there? How do you use it?

    Click here to see my first recipe using Jicama, Watermelon Jicama Salsa with Cumin Dusted Chicken – Two Ways

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    1. Sue

      August 16, 2011 at 2:00 pm

      Your boys are so cute. I cannot believe how grown up Ryan has gotten and how much the baby looks like him. 🙂

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    2. Barbara

      August 15, 2011 at 11:52 am

      I like it too. To me its like eating a raw potatoe.
      when I was a kid (long time ago) we use to eat slices of raw potatoes, and thats what it remind me of.
      I have actually slice it with other veggies and used a dip and ate them.
      I think a salsa would be nice too. Need to buy another one.

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    3. Tina

      August 14, 2011 at 8:31 pm

      It HAS been a while since I saw one of your videos. Ryan is a little man, and such a sweet boy! So adorable to see him and his little brother interact.
      I think I bought jicama once, and it reminded me of celery and cabbage, I couldn't figure it out either. I wasn't sure if I liked the taste either, didn't do much for me. But I could see it tasting good in some kind of cold slaw or salad.

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    4. Hally

      August 14, 2011 at 7:02 pm

      Roni ~
      We LOVE jicama at this house too! I like it with lemon juice, a little salt, and some mexican fruit spice. I also second Liz's suggestion to make a fruit salad/salsa out of it.
      It's a great way to bulk up a summer salad.

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    5. Liz

      August 14, 2011 at 6:23 pm

      I absolutely LOVE jicama. I have an WW recipe that is a salad that has jicama, mango, chicken, red onion and cilantro. It is so yummy and super filling. The dressing is lime juice, cumin, hot sauce, and olive oil. I bring it a lot to summer things because it has no mayo and it's usually a hit.

      I also like to eat it just like carrots and think its a great addition to any salad.

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    6. Krista

      August 13, 2011 at 10:20 pm

      I'm with Ryan on the jicama...it's good, but I don't really know what it tastes like either. Kind of a cross between a lot of things, but it sort of reminds me of the vegetable version of an Asian pear. I like it, but don't buy it often because they are usually super huge and nobody else here really digs it. I bet you could go savory or sweet with it...like perhaps use it like you would water chestnuts even.

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