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Cucumber jicama lime cups

Name: Cucumber jicama lime cups
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4 portions
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 250 g peeled jicama; 250 g cucumber; 2 tbsp lime juice; 0.25 tsp mild chili powder; 0.125 tsp salt

Cucumber jicama lime cups for a relaxed home table, with straightforward preparation and familiar ingredients.

Prep15 min

Cook0 min

Yield4 portions

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Editorial home-cooking adaptation · Not yet kitchen-tested. Timings are estimates; additional soaking, rising or chilling may apply. Read the complete method before starting.

Ingredients

4 portions

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Units are listed with each ingredient. 1 tbsp = 15 ml; 1 tsp = 5 ml. US cup measures are approximately 240 ml. Chef adaptations may retain source units. Scaling changes quantities, not cooking times. Ingredient ticks reset when the page reloads.

Let’s make it.

Peel jicama thoroughly and cut the edible root into thin sticks; discard peel.
Wash cucumber and slice into similar sticks.
Toss both with lime juice and salt in a bowl.
Divide between four cups and dust lightly with chili powder. Serve chilled for crunch.

A little kitchen note

Use only the peeled jicama root; other parts of the plant are not edible.

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A little nourishment.

Illustrative nutrition estimate · Per listed portion (1/4 of the recipe)

Energy: 35 kcal
Protein: 0.9 g
Carbs: 8.5 g
Fat: 0.1 g
Fibre: 3.4 g
Total sugar: 2.4 g
Sodium: 78 mg

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