Crunchy, raw jicama and fresh strawberries take center stage in this bright Jicama Strawberry Summer Salad.
Last week I shared about how to buy, prepare, and roast a jicama into my favorite Jicama Fries with Balsamic Ketchup. The jicama I found in Denver are ENORMOUS, so this week, I wanted to share this recipe for a jicama strawberry salad you can make with all the leftover jicama.
Now that hubby and I own a house, we’ve been getting into gardening. (Okay, it’s more like I’ve been getting into gardening and I’ve talked hubby into lifting the heavy things and making sure the plants get enough water when I ignore them for a week.) The former owners of our house were just starting a strawberry patch when they decided to sell 2 years ago, and I’m excited to say that we’ve nurtured it into growing some beautiful berries! Nothing can beat a fresh-picked organic strawberry. The taste has pretty much ruined me for all other strawberries. I had no idea what a true strawberry tasted like until I bit into one of these. Even the color is delicious – centers in strawberries that are fully ripe are actually a luscious, deep red. I mean, LOOK at those!
So, back to the salad. This one is super easy to throw together. Just take your raw jicama, peel it carefully with a knife, cut off a few, thin disks and julienne them. I happen to have a mandoline slicer, so I used that to get the pretty, even sticks you see in the photos, but you can cut it up however you feel is easiest for your salad. I’ve often seen it diced or chopped by hand or in a food processor, so it should turn out okay however you decide to slice it.
Now that the jicama is shredded, dice up your strawberries, grab a can of mandarin oranges and layer them in a large bowl on top of your favorite lettuce. I added some leftover grilled chicken for protein, but that’s entirely optional. Top it with some poppy-seed dressing and add some sliced almonds (not pictured) for crunch and you have the essence of summer in a bowl!
Jicama Strawberry Summer Salad
- Prep Time: 10
- Total Time: 10
Description
Crunchy, raw jicama and fresh strawberries take center stage in this bright Jicama Strawberry Summer Salad.
Ingredients
- 1 pound mixed salad greens
- 1/4 pound jicama, shredded or diced
- 1/2 pound fresh strawberries,hulled and quartered (about 1/2 pint or 1 cup when cut)
- 1 small (10 oz) can mandarin oranges, drained
- 1–2 chicken breasts, grilled and sliced (or use the pre-cooked frozen chicken breasts) (optional)
- 3 Tablespoons poppy-seed dressing (or to taste) (I like Breanna’s Homestyle Dressing)
- 2 Tablespoons sliced, toasted almonds
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, layer lettuce, jicama, oranges, strawberries, and chicken.
- Add the desired amount of dressing and toss to coat.
- Sprinkle with toasted almonds before serving.
- (To be honest, I eyeball all my salads, so feel free to use my photos as a reference and change up the measurements to suit your personal tastes.)
Notes
- Gluten-Free: As always, check your dressing labels, but this should be gluten-free!
- Vegan: Leave off the chicken, and use Breanna’s dressing to make sure it’s vegan!
- This will serve 2 for a lunch or 4-6 side salads.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
I was just going to play around with a recipe using jicama! You have inspired me, this looks delicious!
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I’m glad I could be inspiration! If your jicama are huge like the ones I find around here, you can probably try your recipe plus the salad and jicama fries I have here! Thanks for the pin!
This looks so healthy and fresh! We’ve received a ton of fresh strawberries from our CSA, and I’ve been wondering what to do with them. Thanks for linking up at the Manic Mondays blog hop. This week’s hop is live at http://mommyatozblog.com/Get-Linky/. Hope to see you there!
I know what you mean about needing more strawberry recipes! Our plants have been producing a ton and I can’t even seem to freeze them fast enough. I’ve got a “Berry Bliss” board on my Pinterest page that has some more ideas for strawberries, blackberries, or blueberries if you’re still looking. 🙂
This looks delicious! I love new salad ideas. I will have to try this soon. Pinning!
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I’ve been eating this salad a ton lately. I can’t seem to get enough of the fruit in salad combo. Thanks for stopping by!
this looks so good…I have never had jicama before what does it taste like?
It’s kind of like an apple crossed with a potato? A tiny bit sweet, but a bit starchy at the same time. I love it for the crunch and for all the vitamins it provides. I also love how flexible it is to go into many different dishes.
Wow, your strawberry salad is beautiful Stephanie! It caught my eye at the Snickerdoodle Sunday party and I just had to check it out. Thanks for sharing and have a nice weekend.
Heather
MySweetMission.net
Thank you Heather! I’m pretty much in love with the beautiful color in summer produce.
It’s really hot here today and I was just thinking about how I really don’t want to have to cook anything for dinner. This salad might be just what we need!
It’s definitely a nice refreshing one for a hot summer day
I came over from Merry Mondays….this looks amazing. I was looking for a new go-to summer salad. I will try this. Thanks.
This has totally become my favorite of the summer. Hope you like it!
Ooooh! I want! This sounds very tasty and nice and cool. We were smart enough to have soup for dinner, haha not the best thing for summer. This seems like a better idea. Thanks for linking it up to Snickerdoodle Sunday!
Soup can be good too. 🙂
Hi! I’m stopping by to let you know that I’m featuring this unique, delicious recipe as one of my favorites on The Yuck Stops Here recipe link party next week! Come see it on Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos and pick up your “I’ve Been Featured” button anytime after 8pm ET Tuesday evening! CONGRATULATIONS & HUGS
Thank you so much for the feature!!
Jicama, love it. I eat it raw. This salad is being added to my recipe box. So colorful and all my favorites. Linking from Summer Salads
Isn’t jicama awesome? My hubby thought I was crazy obsessed with it at first, but he’s since come to see the deliciousness. I have a recipe for Jicama French Fries with Balsamic Ketchup that you might enjoy as well. Thanks so much for stopping by!!
I love Jicama and this salad looks wonderful. I will be trying it without the chicken, (I don’t eat meat), but I’m sure it will be just as good. Looks so delicious!
Thank you Celeste! It’s totally just as good without the chicken. I would eat this salad every day if I could!