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Preparation
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
The sweet and sour flavor with a bit of spiciness of salad dishes is always a popular choice in meals. Today, TasteVN will guide you on how to make a delicious jicama salad with coconut. Let’s get cooking to prepare this delightful dish for your family!
Ingredients for Jicama Salad with Coconut Serves 4
Jicama 300 gr (jicama) Shredded coconut 20 gr Cucumber 2 pieces Carrot 100 gr Bean sprouts 50 gr Peanuts 50 gr White sesame 20 gr Coriander 5 gr Thai basil 5 gr Granulated sugar 12 tablespoons Vinegar 8 tablespoons Lemon juice 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 4 tablespoons Salt 1/2 tablespoon Minced garlic a little Minced chili a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh carrots
- To buy fresh carrots, you should choose those with bright orange skin, shiny and smooth.
- Observe the top, choose those with fresh tops, small cores, as these are the sweet and nutrient-rich carrots.
- When holding a carrot in your hand, it should feel heavy and firm; a gentle squeeze should feel hard. Do not choose carrots that are soft or show signs of bruising.
- Also, avoid carrots with tiny black spots on the skin, misshapen, or wilted, as these are ones that have been harvested for a long time and are about to spoil.
How to choose fresh cucumbers
- When buying cucumbers, you should choose those that are bright green, shiny skin, and without scratches.
- Choose straight cucumbers, with minimal curves. When holding a cucumber, it should feel firm, and a gentle squeeze should feel slightly hard, looking plump.
- Freshly harvested cucumbers will have a few spines and be covered with a thin layer of powder on the skin. You should choose cucumbers that are medium-sized, not too large or too small.
- You should not choose cucumbers that are excessively curved, too soft, or have signs of bruising or damage on the outside.
How to choose fresh cassava
- To buy delicious and sweet cassava, choose those with bright brown skin, smooth and shiny.
- Choose cassava that is small to medium-sized, not too large, as they won’t be tasty when cooked. Holding the cassava should feel firm, hard, round, and juicy.
- You should not choose cassava with scratches on the skin or any that are damaged. Also, avoid those that are too large and feel light when held, as these are overripe cassava.
How to prepare Jicama Salad with Coconut
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Prepare the jicama
Peel the jicama, cut it into thin strips, then soak it in diluted salt water for 5 minutes, take it out and let it drain.
Note: Soaking in salt water will help the jicama release water; squeezing it out will reduce the salad from becoming watery.
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Prepare the remaining ingredients
Prepare the remaining ingredients. Peel the carrot, wash it clean, let it drain, and cut it into strips.
Peel the cucumber, remove the seeds, wash it clean and cut it into strips.
Wash the coconut meat, let it drain, then shred it.
Carefully pick the mint and coriander, wash them clean, let them drain, and then chop them finely. Pick the bean sprouts, wash them clean and let them drain.
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Make the salad dressing
Add 12 tablespoons of white sugar, 8 tablespoons of vinegar, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of salt, and a bit of minced garlic and chili into a bowl, then stir well until the mixture is dissolved.
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Toss the salad
Next, add 300g of jicama, 2 cucumbers, 100g of carrots, and 50g of bean sprouts that have been prepared into the bowl, and mix the ingredients together.
Then, pour the prepared salad dressing in, and gently mix for 5 minutes so that all the ingredients absorb the seasoning, then discard the remaining dressing.
Finally, add herbs, coriander, peanuts, and white sesame seeds and mix well.
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Final Product
So we have completed the jicama salad with coconut. Serve the salad on a plate, sprinkle a little grated coconut on top, and enjoy.
The salad has a sweet and sour taste, rich flavor, with the crunchy jicama, carrots, and cucumbers, the aroma of peanuts, and fragrant coriander, all the flavors blend together to create a delicious dish that is full of taste.
So TasteVN has guided you on how to make jicama salad with coconut deliciously. Remember to save the recipe for when you go into the kitchen to showcase your skills and treat the family. Wishing you success!
