Name: Rustic Jicama Appetizer with Red Chili and Lime
Ingredients: 1 md Jicama; peeled, halved and sliced 1/4-inch thick; 2 sm Cucumbers; halved, seeded, 1/4-inch slices on diagonal; 3 Seedless oranges; peeled, pith removed, halved, cut crosswise 1/4-inch slice; 6 Radishes; thinly sliced; 2 Limes; juice of; Salt; about 1/2 teaspoon; 2 ts Powdered dried chilies; or to taste; 2/3 c Pickled red onions; optional; 1/3 c Roughly chopped cilantro plus a few sprigs for garnish

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Cooking liv, Import	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	md	Jicama; peeled, halved and sliced 1/4-inch thick
2	sm	Cucumbers; halved, seeded, 1/4-inch slices on diagonal
3		Seedless oranges; peeled, pith removed, halved, cut crosswise 1/4-inch slice
6		Radishes; thinly sliced
2		Limes; juice of
		Salt; about 1/2 teaspoon
2	ts	Powdered dried chilies; or to taste
2/3	c	Pickled red onions; optional
1/3	c	Roughly chopped cilantro plus a few sprigs for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix the jicama, cucumbers, oranges, radishes and lime juice in a large
bowl. Let marinate about 20 minutes, then season with salt.
Pile onto a serving platter and drizzle with juices. Sprinkle liberally
with the powdered chile, top with the pickled onions and strew with chopped
cilantro. Garnish with cilantro sprigs.
Yield: 8 appetizer servings
Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8916 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #691 by
"Angele and Jon Freeman" <jfreeman@netusa1.net> on Jul 26, 1997

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