Jicama Peanut Salad - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 large jicama (enough to make four cups of julienne sticks)
1 cup dry roasted salted peanut, lightly crushed
1 large red bell pepper, diced
1 -2 bunch fresh cilantro, to taste
1 cup sugar
1 cup white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Preparation
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Peel and julienne the jicama (don't grate it or it will be a soggy mess).
Put the peanuts in a zip bag and smash them with a can or mallet a couple of times.
Boil sugar and vinegar until sugar dissolves and let cool a bit and add crushed red pepper flakes.
Chop cilantro.
Mix jicama, 1 - 1 1/2 bunch cilantro and red peppers and toss with sugar/vinegar mixture.
Take remaining cilantro and sprinkle over salad, top with peanuts.
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