Spice woes and a salad

I still can’t get that site to come up.

That’s bothersome for one specific reason – every recipe on my shopping bag calls for a specific spice blend. Cajun Seasoning you can futz with – most groceries sell a Cajun seasoning blend. The other seasoning mixes, however, are not so readily available, I think.

Bit annoying, that.

In the interim, I present a quick salad recipe that Ox sent me via e-mail. I’m not big on salads, but every now and then I find one that might be tasty, like this one.

Orange-Jicama Salad.

Serves 4

4 cups jicama, peeled and julienned
2 oranges, sectioned
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and black pepper to taste

Mix the jicama, orange sections, and chopped coriander in a bowl.

Whisk together the remaining ingredients, toss with the jicama-orange mixture, season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.

Notes from the Hare

According to the e-mail this recipe was in, jicama is “a crunchy and sweet root vegetable common to Latin countries.” I saw a few in Kroger the other day. Each jicama was about the size of a grapefruit, with a light brown skin. They looked somewhat like a potato to me, and gave a little when squeezed. I’m not sure how to tell if a jicama is ripe and ready to eat, though.