Monday, May 21, 2012

365 Paleo Recipe Project: DAY 26 - Herbed Carrots and Jicama

Back in... um... let's go with 2010, I needed to kickstart a new regimen of eating healthier, so I bought The Biggest Loser: 30-day Jump Start as a way to force myself into new habits. (It worked). One of the snack suggestions in it was a mix of jicama and carrot sticks. I'm not huge on raw carrots as a snack, but I liked the concept behind it. So, I played around after I finished the jumpstart and this is the end recipe that I landed on. If you've never had jicama, it has a starchy texture,similar to a potato but with a slight apple flavor.

Ingredients:

3 large carrots, peeled and chopped

1/2 jicama root, peeled and diced

1 shallot, sliced thin

extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper

1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped

1/4 cuo fresh sage leaves, chopped

Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet, over medium heat. Add your carrots, shallot and jicama and season liberally with salt. Cook, stiring occasionally for 25-30 minutes. Add your herbs, season liberally again with salt and pepper and continue cooking until herbs have wilted, 5-10 minutes more.

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