Orange Jicama Salad

This is a recipe I found in the local paper. I was a bit hesitant to try it. When arranging it, it was so beautiful! The flavors are amazing! I ate it w/out the onion because of stomach issues with raw onions, but Im sure it was even better with the onion :-) ENJOY!!!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup  orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 2  tablespoons lime juice, freshly squeezed
•  salt and pepper, to taste
• 4  cups  baby greens or 4  cups mesclun
• 1  medium jicama, peeled and julienned
• 2  navel oranges or 2  another seedless variety oranges, peeled,pith removed and segmented
• 1⁄2 cup cilantro, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 red onion, sliced very thin
•  dried ancho chile powder or   new mexico chile powder, to taste

Directions

1. Whisk together the orange and lime juices in a nonreactive bowl, and taste to make sure you like the mixture of the juices.
2. If you feel it needs more lime, or more orange, adjust as necessary, and add salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
3. Take your baby greens (or mesclun) and divide it among individual plates (recipe serves 6), and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, gently toss the jicama, orange segments, and cilantro.
5. Drizzle with the citrus juice mixture and toss gently to combine.
6. Arrange the jicama mixture on top of the greens you have arranged on plates, and garnish your salad with red onion slices.
7. Sprinkle very lightly with chili powder.
8. ENJOY!