Jicama Ginger & Lime Fruit Salad Recipe
Words that come to mind when I think of this jicama ginger & lime fruit salad recipe:
- Crisp / crunchy
- Sweet
- A little weird (I think the flavor of jicama is kinda weird but in a nice way that I sometimes crave)
- Refreshing
- Rejuvenating
- Digestive support
- Fiber
- Ginger
- Everything except the apples and sugar are low FODMAP
- Damn good way start to the day
Notable Nutrients
I’ve gotten turned away from the blood bank for low hemoglobin more times than I can count so I’m always googling the iron content of ingredients. I found that with this fruit salad, you’re getting a decent dose of:
- Vitamin C
- Potassium
- Fiber
- Iron
- Vitamin B6
- Magnesium
Jicama Ginger & Lime Fruit Salad Recipe Ingredients
- 1/2 medium or large jicama (peeled)
- 1 medium apple (whatever kine apple you like)
- 1 large kiwi (peeled)
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp sugar
- juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- Chop the fruit how you like it
- Grate ginger
- Juice 1 lime
- Mix the sugar and ginger into lime juice
- Dress your fruits with the ginger lime sugar mix
Jicama Ginger & Lime Fruit Salad Recipe Notes & Random Research
Keep refrigerated. It’s soooo good when it’s cold.
The kiwi is the only fruit that will significantly soften up. The others will stay very crisp and provide a nice balance to the softening kiwi.
This is yummy eaten right away, but in my opinion its even better after you let it sit in the icebox overnight. The flavors meld and make magic. Juices from the fruits are release. I treat it like extra fruit sauce and try to get some in each bite.
Jicama is a root vegetable that’s also known as the mexican turnip. It doesn’t taste nearly as bad as other turnips tend to taste. In fact, it almost tastes good, and almost not like a vegetable.
Some people describe it as a cross between foods like apples or pears, and the much more bland potato.
It’s stays nice and crisp for days and days after being cut, so it’s great for adding a crunch with mild sweet taste to pretty much anything you can think of.
It’s skin is thick and I believe it’s considered inedible, so just enjoy the crunchy white insides and compost the rest.
Kiwis might help with the quality of your sleep because they’re “rich in serotonin and antioxidants, both of which may improve sleep quality when eaten before bed.”
See: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-foods-to-help-you-sleep
