Spinach Salad With Jicama Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR SPINACH JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk sugar, olive oil, vinegar, onion juice, mustard, salt, and onion powder together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Mix spinach, jicama, onion, bacon bits, sesame seeds, and pine nuts in a large bowl.
• Pour olive oil dressing over the salad; toss to combine.

JICAMA-SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix dressing ingredients until well blended. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour to blend flavors.
• Peel jicama; cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. With 1-inch heart-shaped cutter, cut out shapes from slices (about 1 cup hearts). In large bowl, gently toss jicama, pomegranate seeds and spinach.
• Just before serving, pour dressing over salad; toss gently to mix.

SPINACH SALAD WITH JICAMA

Steps:

• Tear spinach into a chilled salad bowl.
• Place mushrooms on top.
• Layer jicama on top of mushrooms.
• Pour some of the dressing over the salad and mix thoroughly, lifting the leaves up from the bottom.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds and Maggi (if desired).
• Serve with additional dressing on the side.

STRAWBERRY & JICAMA SPINACH SALAD FOR TWO

Steps:

• 1. In a tightly covered pint canning jar or container, shake all the dressing ingredients together.
• 2. Peel the jicama, removing the brown skin and a thin layer of the flesh just under the skin. The skin can sometimes be slightly tough. Cut about half of the jicama or apple into about 1x 1/4-inch sticks. Wrap remaining jicama or apple and refrigerate for another use.
• 3. Peel the kiwi. Cut lengthwise in half, then cut into slices. Rinse the strawberries with cool water and lightly pat dry. Remove the leaves and cut the berries lengthwise into slices.
• 4. If spinach salad is not trimmed and cleaned, remove and discard the stems from the spinach leaves. Rinse the leaves in cool water. Shake off excess water and blot to dry with paper towels. Tear any large leaves into bite-size pieces.
• 5. In a large salad bowl, place the spinach, strawberries, jicama or apple sticks and kiwi slices. Shake the dressing again to mix ingredients. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients, and toss with 2 large spoons or salad tongs. Top with 1/2 chicken breast and walnuts if desired. To keep salad crisp, serve immediately.

FIRECRACKER SPINACH SALAD WITH ORANGE SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. For the dressing, cook the orange juice in a saucepan until reduced by half. Combine with the honey, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, water and hot sauce in a blender. Add the shallot and ginger and process until smooth. Store in the refrigerator.
• 2. For the salad, mix the spinach, daikon sprouts, carrot and jicama in large bowl. Add the dressing and toss to coat well. Garnish with the sesame seeds.

SPINACH SALAD WITH CHILI LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• If using bulk spinach, remove stems, wash, pat dry and tear into bite-sized pieces.
• Combine spinach, avocado and jicama in large bowl; set aside.
• Combine oil and next 6 ingredients in a jar; cover tightly and shake vigorously.
• Drizzle dressing over salad and toss gently to coat.
• Sprinkle with sunflower kernels; serve immediately.

SPINACH SALAD WITH MANDARIN ORANGES & JICAMA

Steps:

• 1. Wash spinach leaves and trim ends.
• 2. Drain mandarin oranges very well.
• 3. Peel and slice jicama into matchstick size pieces.
• 4. Just before serving top spinach leaves with mandarin oranges, jicama and sprinkle dried cranberries on top.
• 5. Serve salad dressing on the side. For those of you who are nuts about nuts, sprinkle on some almond slices or walnuts, etc.