Jicama, Avocado Salad With Sour-Sweet Lime Dressing

Submitted by Bergy

"This is a very refreshing salad with a tang. Great served with BBQ Chicken."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 head romaine lettuce, washed, dried and separated
• 1 lb jicama, peeled and sliced in 1/8 inch lengthwise slices
• 12 cherry tomatoes
• 2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and sliced (don't do this until just before serving)
• 12 black olives
• 1 lime, peeled and finely chopped

• Dressing

• 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon oranges or 1 tablespoon lime marmalade
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce (peri-peri is good)
• 5 tablespoons olive oil (virgin or lite)

directions

1. Dressing: Mix all the dressing ingredients except oil.
2. Slowly pour in the oil whisking constantly until the ingredients are incorporated Line 6 plates with the lettuce.
3. Arrange the jicama and tomatoes on the lettuce (you can do up to this step 2 hours in advance and refrigerate). Just before serving prepare the avocados.
4. Divide avocado & olives among the 6 plates.
5. Top with chopped lime.
6. Stir the dressing and pour over the salads.
7. Serve.

Reviews

[garydreher]

I followed the recipe but found that it had too much of a bitter taste for my liking.

 

[PaulaG]

This is a very elegant salad. I did not have orange or lime marmalade. I used of all things jalapeno jelly and omited the hot pepper sauce. Everyone loved it. Thanks for the recipe.