Jicama Peanut Salad
"I created this recipe to try and duplicate a salad I had at Dayton's River Room over 15 years ago. It has changed a bit over the years but is always a hit at my house."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4-8
ingredients
- 1 large jicama (enough to make four cups of julienne sticks)
- 1 cup dry roasted salted peanut, lightly crushed
- 1 large red bell pepper, diced
- 1 -2 bunch fresh cilantro, to taste
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
directions
- Peel and julienne the jicama (don't grate it or it will be a soggy mess).
- Put the peanuts in a zip bag and smash them with a can or mallet a couple of times.
- Boil sugar and vinegar until sugar dissolves and let cool a bit and add crushed red pepper flakes.
- Chop cilantro.
- Mix jicama, 1 - 1 1/2 bunch cilantro and red peppers and toss with sugar/vinegar mixture.
- Take remaining cilantro and sprinkle over salad, top with peanuts.
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Reviews
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This is so good, bound to make anybody a salad lover! I used cider vinegar, by the way. -
This was a very refreshing salad; quick and easy to put together. I did substitute Splenda for the sugar and the taste was great. I will certainly make this again. My husband and I ate at Dayton's River Room many times, but I don't remember this salad. Thank you for posting it Lais. -
This salad was shared with neighbors & we all thought it was just GREAT! I love jicama any ol' way, & the other ingredients in this salad does wonders for it, especially the combo of salty peanuts, fresh cilantro & red pepper flakes! Thanks for a keeper1 [Tagged, made & reviewed in Healthy Choices ABC cooking game]
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