Jicama salsa is a refreshing and crunchy salsa made with jicama, a root vegetable with a sweet and nutty flavor. It's a popular dish in Mexican cuisine and is often served as an appetizer or side dish. This article provides two delicious recipes for jicama salsa: a classic version and a spicy version. Both recipes are easy to make and can be tailored to your taste preferences. The classic recipe uses simple ingredients like jicama, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lime juice, while the spicy version adds a kick of heat with jalapeños and chili powder. Both salsas are perfect for dipping tortilla chips, tacos, or burritos, or for adding a pop of flavor to your favorite Mexican dishes. Whether you prefer a mild or spicy salsa, you're sure to find a recipe in this article that you'll love.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
SPICY PINEAPPLE, APRICOT,AND JíCAMA SALSA
Categories Condiment/Spread Sauce Fruit Herb No-Cook Low Fat Vegetarian Quick & Easy Cinco de Mayo Apricot Pineapple Hot Pepper Summer Healthy Vegan Jícama Cilantro Gourmet
Yield Makes about 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
CHICKEN STREET TACOS WITH CORN-JICAMA SALSA
Here's a light, speedy meal you can enjoy anytime. Preparation is so simple-there's nothing to it. These chicken street tacos are quite tasty, and adding jicama to the salsa boosts the nutritional value. Win-win! -Priscilla Gilbert, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 19
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 465 calories, Fat 16g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 1351mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 8g fiber), Protein 33g protein.
ROASTED RED PEPPER AND JICAMA SALSA WITH ZESTY CHUNK GUACAMOLE
This appetizer is outstanding and great for parties! The mixes of flavors complement themselves and will excite even the most lukewarm palates. Everything can be made ahead of time and assembled in minutes. Serve with tortilla chips.
Provided by Anthony Whittington
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Salsa Recipes Avocado Salsa Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 23
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11.5 g, Cholesterol 29.9 mg, Fat 20 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 10.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 730.6 mg, Sugar 3 g
TEQUILA LIME SHRIMP TACOS WITH ORANGE JICAMA SALSA
Make and share this Tequila Lime Shrimp Tacos With Orange Jicama Salsa recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Simply Fresh Cooking
Categories Weeknight
Time 28m
Yield 8 tacos, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
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.
BAJA SHRIMP TACOS WITH JICAMA-CORN SALSA AND RANCH CREMA #RSC
These refreshing and tasty tacos are sure to be a hit at your next fiesta! The crunchy shrimp combined with the creamy sauce make for an irresistable combination!
Provided by mwiederhold
Categories Weeknight
Time 45m
Yield 12 tacos, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
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!
MIKI'S JICAMA (PICO DE GALLO SALSA)
A great 'salsa' NOT BLENDED! Chunky, crisp, and yummy! Buy some freezer containers, this recipe makes A LOT, or share with friends. I once could not find white balsamic vinegar and used the dark without any problems. Freezes well.
Provided by jeffandrobyn2
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Salsa Recipes Tomato Salsa Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 32
Number Of Ingredients 10
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 29.5 calories, Carbohydrate 7 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 0.9 g, Sodium 5.2 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
JICAMA SALSA
Provided by Sunny Anderson
Time 5m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a large salad bowl. Serve alone as a side salad or with tortilla chips.
ORANGE AND JICAMA SALSA
This colorful salsa with jicama and jalapeno has definite Southwestern flair. I like to use delicious, sweet-tart blood oranges in it when they're in season.-Cheryl Perry, Hertford, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 25m
Yield 4 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Serve with chips. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 22 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 20mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.
MANGO-JICAMA SALSA
Make and share this Mango-Jicama Salsa recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Leahs Kitchen
Categories Sauces
Time 10m
Yield 1 1/2 cups, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
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.
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.
PAM'S MARINATED JICAMA FOR SALAD OR SALSA
I had a large jicama in the fridge and wanted to make it into something. I decided that this could stand alone as a condiment, or add sweet peppers, crisp tender mini carrots and sweet onion slices marinated with it for a salad or could be chopped and added to a unique salsa. I went to the farmers market and loaded up on fresh...
Provided by Pam Ellingson
Categories Other Snacks
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Mix all vinaigrette ingredients together in a medium lidded bowl. Taste and adjust salt and/or honey. This is a very tart, Limey dressing and flavor will be absorbed into the jicama. (I don't even add water, as I love the tart and sweet flavor.)
- 2. Prepare Jicama and place in bowl. Mix thoroughly and allow to marinate, covered and refrigerated. Toss the jicama in the marinade occasionally to make sure it is all flavored. The longer it is marinated, the more tangy it gets.
- 3. I use this like a pickle or condiment. I see that there is a new recipe posted for watermelon and jicama salsa that I am dying to try. Also, I would add it to veggies (Chopped finer) for a fresh zing. I encourage you to play with your food!
Tips:
- Choose the right jicama: Look for firm, smooth jicamas that are free of blemishes and bruises. The heavier the jicama, the more juice it will contain.
- Peel and cut the jicama properly: Use a sharp knife to remove the tough outer skin of the jicama. Then, cut the jicama into matchsticks or small cubes.
- Use fresh ingredients: The fresher the ingredients, the better your salsa will taste. If possible, use ripe tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.
- Add some heat: If you like spicy salsa, add a jalapeño or serrano pepper to the recipe. You can also add some cayenne pepper or chili powder.
- Let the salsa rest before serving: This will allow the flavors to meld together and develop. Cover the salsa and refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Conclusion:
Jicama salsa is a refreshing, healthy, and delicious dip that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. So next time you are looking for a new salsa recipe, give jicama salsa a try!
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