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Jicama, Papaya and Potato Salad

9
Points® value
Total Time
25 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This Mexican-inspired salad features the exotic tomatillo, a green tomato-like fruit whose flavour has subtle hints of lemon and apple.

Ingredients

Uncooked jicama

1 medium, peeled and sliced into 2 1/2-inch sticks

Papaya

1 medium, cubed

Uncooked potato

10 medium, new, cooked, cut in half

Cooking spray

1 spray(s), (5 one-second sprays per serving)

Tomatillo

1½ cup(s), chopped

Garlic

2 clove(s), large, smashed

Cilantro

1 tbsp(s), fresh, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler.
  2. In a large bowl, combine jicama, papaya and potatoes.
  3. Coat an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Place tomatillos and garlic in pan and broil 4 inches from broiler until the tomatilloes burst and become juicy, about 4 to 5 minutes.
  4. Add tomatillo mixture to jicama mixture and mix well. Top with chopped cilantro. Cover and let flavours mix for 15 minutes to 1 hour. Yields about 3/4 cup per serving.