Jicama- the easiest root vegetable to prepare

This winter while in Cancun, Mexico I came across a tasty root vegetable- Jicama. It takes kind of like an Asian pear except less sweet. If you've never had an Asian pear, it's basically a fruit that is highly juicy with a bit of crunch ;)

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Well, guess what I found at the Asian grocery store? You got it, Jicama! It's dirt cheap too! So I bought this 2 pound beast thinking, gee what do I do now? I was scared that it would hard to clean and that I wouldn't know how to cook it. Boy was I wrong!

Jicama is so easy to clean! Although it looks tough, it is very easy to cut. It's kind of like cutting a massive apple. That easy! Peeling it is very easy too, the skin just comes off. The other beautiful thing about it is that you can eat it raw and it's tasty!

There are a bunch of way to enjoy Jicama. You can grate it and add to a salad, you can bake it, or in my case make jicama "fries".

Literally, all I've done was cut the Jicama in fry shaped strips and season. For my seasoning I added a bit of extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, and paprika. Easy peasy!

Now the sneaky bonus :P These fries are great for those watching their weight because they are high in water and low in calories. This snack is too good to be true ;)

PS: Totally ate half of that Jicama in one day :P

Which vegetable do you find to be the easiest to cook?