Low-cal green apple and jicama slaw

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1largeRed bell pepper; roasted, seeded and peeled
3Green apples
2mediumsJicama
1tablespoonFresh parsley; chopped
3tablespoonsTarragon vinegar
6tablespoonsRice vinegar
3tablespoonsHoney
Salt
White pepper; freshly ground

Directions

Roast, peel and seed red pepper and cut into julienne strips. Peel, core and cut apples into matchstick -size pieces. Peel and cut jicama into matchsticks.

Combine red pepper, apple, jicama, parsley, vinegars, honey, salt and white pepper. Toss until well mixed. Serve cold and crispy.

Lou's note: I didn't have tarragon vinegar, so I used balsamic vinegar. I supposed other kinds could be used as well. This was a lovely salad which we had with the Drunken Shrimp. >From MC nutritional analysis: 90 calories, .1g fat.

NOTES : From: Houston Gourmet Cooks 2; exciting recipes from 21 of Houston's finest restaurants, by Ann Criswell. This one is from DeVille in the Four Seasons Hotel.

Recipe by: Houston Gourmet Cooks 2, p. 33 Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Lou Parris <lbparris@...> on Sep 15, 1997