Everyone knows cauliflower rice but what about an even easier, raw version. Jicama! It’s low carb, high fiber, high Vitamin C, iron, B6. It's taste and texture fall somewhere between an apple and a potato - in a good way. Check out this quick, delicious recipe and see for yourself!
Course Main Course
Servings 2
Calories 333kcal
Author Allen Campbell
Ingredients
Roasted Tomatoes
8ripe on vine cherry tomatoes
1tspcoconut oil
Jicama Rice Salad
3cupspeeled and diced jicama
1cupsliced cucumber
3-4tbspgarlic scape pesto
2 tbsplemon juice
2cupssliced bok choy
¼ cuptoasted pumpkin seeds
pinch of chili flakes
salt and pepper to taste
Garlic Scape Pesto
1 ½cupspinach
½cupchopped garlic scapes
2 tbsplemon juice
¼cupextra virgin olive oil
pinch of chili flakes
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Garlic Scape Pesto
Blend all ingredients in food processor for 20-30 seconds. Season with salt.
Roasted Tomatoes
Add coconut oil to a sauté pan over medium-high heat for 15-20 seconds in preparation to sear the tomatoes. (The pan is ready when you wave your flat hand just above sauté pan to feel when the heat is permeating off of the pan.)
Place the tomatoes on the vine, in the pan and cover gently moving the pan from side to side to brown the tomatoes slightly, about 20-30 seconds.
Remove from heat and let tomatoes sit, covered while you prepare the rest of the salad.
Jicama Rice Salad
In a food processor, add the jicama and pulse for 5 seconds. Scrape the sides down and pulse for another 3 seconds to a coarse, rice-like consistency.
In a mixing bowl, add jicama rice, cucumber and pesto and fold together until pesto is evenly distributed.
Add lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and combine.
Just before serving, add bok choy and chili flakes and fold together.
Divide salad between two bowls.
Remove tomatoes from pan and season with salt.
Divide tomatoes between the two salads and top with pumpkin seeds.