Crunchy, creamy, spicy, sweet – this Quick Corn, Bean, Jicama, and Avocado Salad has it all! Give your typical guacamole recipe a boost with crunchy jicama, sweet corn, and healthy black beans. This oil-free, gluten-free vegan recipe is packed with healthy plant-based Mexican flavors. Enjoy this over chopped lettuce for a new take on taco salad, or serve as a dip for baked tortilla chips.
If you like this recipe, you’ll also love: Guaca-Jica: Quick Corn, Bean, Jicama, and Avocado Salad, 5-Minute Mango Black Bean Salad, Black Bean Corn Fiesta Salad, and Vegan Hearts of Palm Ceviche Salad.
Step Up Your Guacamole Game: Jicama, Beans and Corn
A quick 5 Minute Guacamole is the answer when you’re looking for a creamy topping for Smoky Tofu Black Bean Plant-Based Protein Tacos or Quinoa Fiesta Bowl. However, when you’re ready to step up your Guacamole game, this Corn, Bean, and Jicama salad gives you lots of inspiration.
Corn and black beans help stretch this plant-based recipe from a simple dip to a hearty vegan side. You can make a full meal out of it, serving with Oaxacan Baked Tostadas or over crunchy Romaine lettuce.
What is Jicama? How do I cook with it?
Jicama is a root vegetable with white, crisp texture and thick, brown skin. Also known as a Mexican potato (because it grows underground), it has a similar flavor and texture as an apple, with less sweetness. Unlike an apple, though, jicama doesn’t turn brown when cut. This makes it a great addition to salads, slaws, or sliced into “chips” for healthy snacking.
Jicama is best enjoyed raw. To cut it, you’ll first want to remove the peel. A small paring knife or sturdy vegetable peeler works best for this. Then, you can slice and chop the jicama into whatever shape you like…dice (for this salad), thin sticks (for a crunchy slaw), or slice on a mandolin for chips.
Watch this Video to Learn More about Cooking with Jicama:
Chef Katie’s Plant-Based Cooking Tips:
Make Ahead Tip: If you’re making this salad ahead of time, combine everything up until the avocado. Pit and dice the avocado only within an hour of serving, to prevent browning.
Japanese Mandolin: A small, hand-held Japanese mandolin makes it quick and easy to thinly slice vegetables. It’s one of my secret chef’s tools. I use it for all kinds of slaws, salads, and pretty garnishes.
Citric Acid? Another way to prevent browning is to add a dash of Citric Acid. Add a 1/2 teaspoon of citric acid to the salad will also help prevent the avocado from turning brown. The acid helps prevent the avocado from oxidizing and turning brown.
Guaca-Jica: Quick Corn, Bean, Jicama, and Avocado Salad
Crunchy, creamy, spicy, sweet – this Quick Corn, Bean, Jicama, and Avocado Salad has it all! Give your typical guacamole recipe a boost with crunchy jicama, sweet corn, and healthy black beans.
You’ll love this recipe for Guaca-Jica: Quick Corn, Bean, Jicama, and Avocado Salad! It’s:
- Light, Crunchy, Spicy, Satisfying
- Oil-Free, Vegan
- Whole Foods, Plant-Based
- Gluten-Free
If you like this recipe, you’ll also love: Guaca-Jica: Quick Corn, Bean, Jicama, and Avocado Salad, 5-Minute Mango Black Bean Salad, Black Bean Corn Fiesta Salad, and Vegan Hearts of Palm Ceviche Salad.
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Guaca-Jica: Quick Corn, Bean, Jicama, and Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- 1 medium orange bell pepper diced
- 2 scallions thinly sliced
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper minched
- 1 small Jicama about 1 cup diced
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons lime juice fresh (if possible)
- 1 15- oz can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup sweet white corn kernels fresh from 2 small ears of corn or frozen, thawed
- 2 Avocados diced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- To make the Salad: Combine everything in a medium bowl. Toss well to combine everything.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 8.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 142 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 6 g | 9 % |
| Saturated Fat 1 g | 4 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | 0 % |
| Sodium 293 mg | 12 % |
| Potassium 431 mg | 12 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 20 g | 7 % |
| Dietary Fiber 8 g | 31 % |
| Sugars 3 g | |
| Protein 5 g | 10 % |
| Vitamin A | 0 % |
| Vitamin C | 54 % |
| Calcium | 3 % |
| Iron | 8 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
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