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Chili-Lime Mango & Jicama Cups
Reader ratingsJuicy mango, crisp jicama, and cool cucumber, squeezed with lime and dusted with chili salt. This is street-cart fruit that packs beautifully into a lunchbox.
Why it’s good for you
Jicama supplies inulin, a prebiotic fiber, mango adds vitamin C and beta-carotene, and the cucumber contributes water, so this is a crunchy, hydrating snack with no added sugar.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Rub the zest of one lime into the chili powder and salt with your fingertips in a small bowl, to make a fragrant chili-lime salt.
- Peel the jicama with a sharp knife, removing the thin brown skin and the fibrous layer just under it, and cut the flesh into sticks about 3 inches long and 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut the cucumber into sticks of the same size.
- Peel the mango, slice the flesh off each side of the pit, and cut it into spears.
- Stand the mango, jicama, and cucumber upright in 4 cups or jars.
- Squeeze the juice of both limes over the fruit and vegetables, then dust with the chili-lime salt and scatter with cilantro.
Tips
- For a lunchbox, carry the chili-lime salt in a tiny container and sprinkle it on just before eating; salt on cut fruit draws out water and softens it.
- Peeled and cut jicama keeps for about 5 days in the fridge in a container of cold water. Change the water daily.
- Add pineapple, watermelon, or orange segments, or swap in thawed frozen mango chunks when mangoes are out of season.
- For younger kids, skip the chili and use just lime juice and a pinch of salt; they will still crunch through the whole cup.
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