Apple Jicama Coleslaw by Chef John

This crispy, crunchy, and extremely refreshing coleslaw recipe features an under-utilized vegetable found in almost every large American grocery store's produce section. I'm talking about jicama.

Apple Jicama Coleslaw Ingredients

  • ½ small head green cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
  • ½ jicama, sliced into matchsticks
  • 1 large sweet apple (such as Fuji), sliced into matchsticks
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • hot sauce to taste
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ¼ bunch chopped fresh cilantro
  • ⅓ ounce toasted corn bits (such as CornNuts ®), crushed

Apple Jicama Coleslaw Cook Instructions

Prep15m
Cook-
Ready In20m
Servings4 servings
  1. Place cabbage, jicama, and apple in a large bowl and toss to combine.
  2. Whisk mayonnaise, pineapple juice, sugar, hot sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl until mixture is smooth and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. Pour mayonnaise mixture over cabbage, jicama, and apple; toss to combine. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  4. Mix in cilantro and toss again.
  5. Garnish with toasted corn bits and serve immediately.

Apple Jicama Coleslaw Nutritions

  • Calories: 302.2 calories
  • Carbohydrate: 25.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 10.4 mg
  • Fat: 22.5 g
  • Fiber: 7.8 g
  • Protein: 2.5 g
  • SaturatedFat: 3.4 g
  • Sodium: 206.4 mg
  • Sugar: 12.8 g

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