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Try this unique avocado appetizer recipe using jicama, a Mexican root vegetable, for a crispy and healthy alternative to crackers.
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Oaxacan Avocado Jicama Appetizer
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Prep Time
10 min
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Total Time
10 min
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Servings
12
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Serving Size:
1 piece
Ingredients
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12 large very thin slices jícama -
1 large slightly firm but ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and coarsely grated -
1/3 cup diced slightly firm but ripe mango -
1 tablespoon minced green onions -
1 tablespoon shelled, unsalted pumpkin seeds -
1 tablespoon chili verde (green salsa) (lowest sodium available) -
Grated lime zest (from 1 or 2 medium limes)
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
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Using a round cookie cutter, cut a 2-inch round from each slice of jícama. -
In a small bowl, stir together the avocado, mango, green onions, pumpkin seeds, and chile verde until well combined. Top the jícama slices with the avocado mixture. Sprinkle with the lime zest.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
Protein
FiberNutrition Facts
| Calories | 44 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 3.5 g | |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5 g | |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2.0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Sodium | 6 mg | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 4 g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g | |
| Sugars | 1 g | |
| Protein | 1 g | |
Dietary Exchanges
1 vegetable, 1 fat
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Prep Time
10 min
-
Total Time
10 min
-
Servings
12
-
Serving Size:
1 piece
Ingredients
-
12 large very thin slices jícama -
1 large slightly firm but ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and coarsely grated -
1/3 cup diced slightly firm but ripe mango -
1 tablespoon minced green onions -
1 tablespoon shelled, unsalted pumpkin seeds -
1 tablespoon chili verde (green salsa) (lowest sodium available) -
Grated lime zest (from 1 or 2 medium limes)
Directions
Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.
-
Using a round cookie cutter, cut a 2-inch round from each slice of jícama. -
In a small bowl, stir together the avocado, mango, green onions, pumpkin seeds, and chile verde until well combined. Top the jícama slices with the avocado mixture. Sprinkle with the lime zest.
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