Spicy Jicama Salad with Tangerines

Yields:	8 servings
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	Preparation	10 minutes
	Cooking	15 minutes
	Ready In	30 minutes

Ingredients

1	small	jicama	peeled, cut up
1/2	cup	orange juice
1/4	teaspoon	salt
1	each	apple	cored, cubed
1/2	small	cantaloupe	peeled, seeded, cubed
3	each	tangerines	peeled, seeded
2	tablespoons	cilantro	chopped
1	teaspoon	chilies	powdered
3	small	romaine leaves

Directions

Place jicama in large non-corrosive bowl, pour in orange juice and sprinkle with salt.

Toss well, cover and let stand at room temperature for an hour or so.

About 15 minutes before serving, add apple, cantalope, tangerines and cilantro to bowl and mix thoroughly.

Toss mixture every few minutes until time to serve.

Season with powdered chile and add more salt and cilantro if desired.

Toss one final time. Scoop salad into serving bowl lined with romaine leaves.

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This recipe is really good. It's not as messy as you think when first reading it. The meal, in the end tastes really marvelous, perfectly exemplifying the taste of real Chilean cuisine.

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