Live Well Lakewood Recipe

Jicama-Orange Salad
Serves 8, 59 calories, 14 g carbohydrate, 1 g protein, .2 g fat

1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1 tsp. salt, or to taste
1 tsp. chili powder, or to taste
1/8 tsp. cayenne, or to taste
1 pound jicama, peeled and cut into 1⁄4-inch thick sticks
4 navel oranges, rind, pith and membranes removed
2 scallions, minced

In a large bowl, whisk together the lime juice, salt, chill powder, and cayenne. Add the jicama and mix well. Arrange the orange decoratively around the edge of the platter, with the jicama mounded in the center. Drizzle the dressing remaining in the bowl over the oranges and garnish with minced scallions.

Dr. Meg Gerba Perry

I am a Wellness Coach and volunteer for the Down Town Merchants Association of Lakewood Alive.

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