Jicama-Orange Salad

(serves 8)

59 calories, 14 g carbohydrate, 1 g protein, .2 g fat

1/3 cup fresh lime juice

1 tsp. salt, or to taste

1 tsp. chili powder, or to taste

1/8 tsp. cayenne, or to taste

1 pound jicama, peeled and cut into ¼-inch thick sticks

4 navel oranges, rind and pith cut free and sections cut away from membranes

2 scallions, minced

In a large bowl, whisk together the lime juice, salt, chill powder, and cayenne.

Add the jicama and mix well. Arrange the orange decoratively around the edge of the platter,

with the jicama mounded in the center. Drizzle the dressing remaining in the bowl over the

oranges and garnish with minced scallions.