Best Jicama Salsa Recipes

JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a large salad bowl. Serve alone as a side salad or with tortilla chips.

AVOCADO JíCAMA SALSA WITH YUCA CHIPS

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients and season with salt.

LAVA ROCK SHRIMP WITH HONEY CHIPOTLE LIME SAUCE AND MANGO JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• For the honey chipotle lime sauce: In a food processor, puree all the ingredients until combined and add to a saucepan to heat through over medium heat.
• For the shrimp: While the sauce is reducing, combine the flour with the salt, pepper, cayenne and chili powder and stir to combine. Add the shrimp in batches to the flour and toss gently to coat evenly.
• Preheat a couple inches canola oil to 350 degrees F in a deep skillet and add the shrimp. Cook until golden brown, turning as needed, 3 to 4 minutes. Work in batches to avoid crowding. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Divide and add the rice noodles to the bottom of 2 martini glasses. Top the noodles with 3 lime wheels each and set aside until service.
• Add the shrimp to the reduced sauce and toss gently to coat evenly. Remove from the sauce with a slotted spoon or tongs and place in the prepared martini glasses. Garnish with Mango Jicama Salsa, chile threads, lotus chips and a lime wedge, if desired. Serve immediately.
• Toss the jicama, mango, onions and jalapeno gently in a bowl with the remaining ingredients and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.

CHICKEN STREET TACOS WITH CORN-JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• For salsa, in a small bowl, combine the corn, beans, jicama, cilantro, lime juice, cumin and salt. Cover and refrigerate until serving. , For guacamole, in another small bowl, mash avocado. Stir in the tomato, lime juice and salt. Cover and refrigerate until serving., In a large resealable bowl, combine the chili powder, cumin, oregano and salt. Add chicken and toss to coat evenly. In a greased nonstick skillet, saute chicken until no longer pink. , Spread each tortilla with 2 tablespoons guacamole; top with chicken mixture and 1/4 cup salsa. Fold tortillas in half.

SPICY PINEAPPLE, APRICOT,AND JíCAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Peel pineapple and cut enough into 1/4-inch dice to measure 1 3/4 cups. Peel jícama and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Coarsely chop apricots and chop enough onion to measure 3/4 cup. Finely chop cilantro and, wearing rubber gloves, finely chop chile with seeds. In a bowl toss together all ingredients and season with salt. Salsa may be made 6 hours ahead and chilled, covered.

PLANTAIN CHIPS WITH JICAMA AND AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in medium bowl; gently stir in avocados.
• Heat oil in medium skillet on medium heat. Add plantains; cook 3 min. or until tender and evenly browned, turning after 1-1/2 min. Use slotted spoon to transfer plantains to work surface; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness. (See tip.)
• Return plantains, 6 at a time, to skillet; cook 1 min. on each side or until each is golden brown on both sides. Remove from skillet; drain on paper towel-covered plate. Cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining plantains.
• Sprinkle plantain chips with cheese. Serve with salsa.

BAJA SHRIMP TACOS WITH JICAMA-CORN SALSA AND RANCH CREMA #RSC

Steps:

• For Salsa: In medium bowl, combine jicama, tomato, corn, jalopeno, 3 tablespoons chives, zest and juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• For Ranch Crema: In small bowl, combine, yogurt, 3 tablespoons chives, 1 tablespoon dry ranch dip mix, zest and juice of 1 lemon. Set aside.
• In small bowl, whisk milk with remaining 2 tablespoons dry ranch dip mix. Place shrimp in mixture and let marinate for 4-5 minutes.
• Spread bread crumbs on plate. Shake off excess milk mixture from shrimp and toss in bread crumbs till coated.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. In 2 seperate batches, brown shrimp till fully cooked and drain on paper towel.
• Heat corn tortillas in the microwave covered in wet paper towel for 20 seconds till warmed through.
• To assemble: Place 4 shrimp on each tortilla and top with heaping spoonful of jicama-corn salsa. Drizzle with ranch crema and enjoy!

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND JICAMA SALSA WITH ZESTY CHUNK GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Place red bell pepper on a baking sheet.
• Roast pepper in the preheated oven until skin is blackened, about 5 minutes per side. Allow pepper to cool.
• Peel and discard blackened skin; finely chop pepper and set aside.
• Season chicken tenders with 1 tablespoon cilantro, paprika, black pepper, and monosodium glutamate.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Arrange chicken tenders in the skillet, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and is browned on both sides, about 20 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside to cool; reserve skillet.
• While the chicken is cooking, heat 1/4 cup olive oil in another skillet over medium-low heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot oil until very tender and dark brown, about 20 minutes.
• Stir roasted bell pepper, 2 cups jicama, 1 tablespoon salt, sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper into caramelized onion. Cook and stir until jicama begins to soften, about 5 minutes more; remove from heat.
• Pour reserved tomato juices into the skillet used to cook chicken.
• Heat tomato juice over medium-high heat until reduced by half, 5 to 7 minutes, scrape up any brown bits in the skillet.
• Stir sour cream into reduced tomato juice until evenly mixed; remove from heat.
• Season jicama slices with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a clean skillet. Pan-fry jicama slices in the hot oil until browned on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Mix tomatoes with green chiles, avocados, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, cumin, and salt in a bowl until mixture is a slightly creamy guacamole.
• Spread tomato-sour cream mixture on a large platter.
• Pile guacamole atop sour cream.
• Spread red pepper salsa over guacamole.
• Chop chicken breast tenders into chunks; scatter chicken chunks and jicama slices over salsa.

TEQUILA LIME SHRIMP TACOS WITH ORANGE JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine all ingredients for the shrimp marinade and stir. Place peeled and deveined shrimp in a resealable bag and add the marinade to coat the shrimp. Place sealed bag in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine jicama, orange, red onion, cilantro, garlic, oil, and lime juice. Stir well. Set aside until ready to use.
• Heat a large non-stick skillet on medium high. Add shrimp and cook for no longer than 2-3 minutes. Once shrimp starts to curl up and turn pink, flip over and cook the other side. Remove shrimp to a plate immediately so it won't continue to cook. Set aside.
• Stack corn tortillas on top of each other and wrap in a damp paper towel and microwave on high for 1 minute. To Serve: Place 2 corn tortillas on 4 plates and top each tortilla with a little of the salsa mixture and 3 pieces of shrimp per tortilla. Serve with leftover lime wedges cut into small pieces, if desired.

MIKI'S JICAMA (PICO DE GALLO SALSA)

Steps:

• Toss diced tomatoes, jicamas, poblano peppers, red onions, and jalapeno peppers with garlic, lime juice, cilantro, white balsamic vinegar, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.

ORANGE AND JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Serve with chips. Refrigerate leftovers.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE-JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high. Brush the pineapple and bell pepper with canola oil; grill, turning, until the pineapple is golden brown on both sides and the pepper is slightly charred, about 6 minutes.
• Let the bell pepper cool, then peel, seed and dice. Dice the pineapple and place in a bowl. Add the bell pepper, jicama, red onion, chiles, vinegar, olive oil and basil; season with salt and pepper and toss.

ORANGE-CHILE ROASTED CHICKEN WITH ORANGE-JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Grate 1 tsp. zest from 1 orange. Mix 1/2 tsp. zest, 1/2 tsp. rub seasoning and dressing; reserve for later use. Combine remaining zest and rub seasoning; rub onto outside of chicken, under chicken skin and inside chicken cavities. Place on rack in roasting pan.
• Bake 50 to 55 min. or until chicken is done (165°F).
• Peel oranges; separate into segments. Cut segments into thirds, reserving juices. Mix dressing with reserved juices. Combine oranges, jicama, peppers, onions and reserved dressing mixture. Serve chicken with dressing mixture and fruit salsa.

MANGO AND JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Combine mango, cilantro, jicama and green onions in a medium bowl.
• Mix together ponzu lime juice, brown sugar and cayenne pepper in a separate container, making sure the sugar is dissolved.
• Pour mixture over mango combination, toss to coat.

JICAMA ORANGE SALSA

Steps:

• Mix together, chill for a few hours. Serve as typical salsa with chips or as a topping on your tossed salad.

MANGO-JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a bowl and let sit in the refrigerator for a couple hours before serving. -Enjoy!

SEA BASS WITH GINGER LEMON PESTO AND JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the ginger lemon pesto: Add ginger, lemon zest, parsley, and olive oil in a food processor. Process until pureed. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• For the jicama salsa: Combine jicama, papaya, pepper, jalapeno, cilantro, and lemon juice and mix well. Set aside.
• Coat the fish with ginger lemon pesto and wrap in banana leaves. Place on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 10 minutes. Serve with Jicama Salsa.

GRILLED FISH TOSTADAS WITH PINEAPPLE-JíCAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Mix first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Season salsa with salt and pepper.
• Whisk oil and chili powder in small bowl. Arrange zucchini, fish, and tortillas in single layer on large baking sheet. Brush chili oil on both sides of zucchini, fish, and tortillas. Sprinkle zucchini and fish with salt and pepper. Grill until fish is cooked through, zucchini is tender, and tortillas begin to crisp, about 3 minutes per side for fish and zucchini, and 2 minutes per side for tortillas. Divide zucchini among tortillas. Cut fish into strips and place atop zucchini. Top with salsa and serve.

SMOKY ORANGE JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl, breaking orange segments into pieces if large. Combine orange juice, chipotle pepper, and salt; stir into orange mixture. Cover and chill.

CORN, JICAMA AND PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Combine the jicama, pineapple, corn, bell peppper, habanero chile, cilantro, and garlic in a blender or food processor container. Process in 2 batches, using a few stop-and-start motions, for a relish-like consistency. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour to allow flavors to blend.