Name: Pineapple, Mango and Jicama Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 3 mango (peeled and sliced); 1/2 of a fresh (large pineapple, sliced); 1 jicama (peeled and sliced); *you want equal amounts od each (about 3 cups each); 1 large orange or red bell pepper (sliced into thin ribbons or strips); 1 red fresno or green jalapeno chile pepper (minced fine); 1/3 cup cilantro (chopped fine); Juice of 6-8 key limes (about 1/3 cup); 1/3 cup grapeseed oil; 2 to 3 tablespoons of agave nectar; 2 tablespoons of Tajin (chile limon powder); Salt to taste

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This blog post will be short and sweet…and savory..and a little spicy! For today’s community lunch, I decided to go simple and share some of my favorite antojitos(snacks) Mexicanos with my friends. Frutas frescas is one of the most popular of all Mexican snacks

As a kid and even to this day, I cannot pass up a big cup of frutas frescas(fresh fruits) with fresh key lime, chile limon(Tajin) and hot sauce. Today’s salad was actually inspired by my recent trip to Miami, where I was finally able to enjoy some authentic Cuban foods. Among one of the dishes served at the Hispanicize 2016 event was a fresh fruit salad dressed with lime juice and garnished with parsley. It was delicious!

My “Mexican” take on this salad. My three favorite fruits are pineapple(of course), mango and jicama. It was a big hit at the lunch today and for many it was their first time eating jicama and fresh key lime juice.

I always get picked on for pronouncing mango in Spanish?? I will eat it however you like to pronounce it. I am not fussy.

Mango with fresh key lime juice, chile de arbol powder, tajin(chile limon powder) and Valentina hot sauce!!

Jicama~Popular in Mexico, but also popular in Asian and Thai cooking.

Piña~Pineapple, and you know how I feel about piña? My favorite!! #lapiñaenlacocina #mynickname #piñita

But, wait, there’s more fruta fresca coming your way!

Fresh pineapple, watermelon, cucumber with uncut limes on a plate. — Cucumbers, watermelon and pineapple

Can’t find Mexican products!

That used to be the case where I lived for many years. I couldn’t find chile limon seasoning, so I prepared my own!

Homemade chile limon seasoning with fresh fruits — Mango, cucumber, coconut and jicama

Watermelon sliced into thick wedges, seasoned with chile limon powder and lime — Watermelon!!

Pineapple, Mango, coconut fruit platter with lime juice, salt and crushed chile piquin — Mango, pineapple, coconut with lime and crushed red chiles

Pineapple, Green Apple and Jicama Fruit bowl with fresh lime and chile limon powder — Green apple, jicama and pineapple

Jicama sticks seasoned with chile limon powder and lime — I like to call these my spicy jicama fries!

Fresh mango cut into cubes with chamoy sauce, lime and chile limon — Mango with chamoy is a classic pairing! I love chamoy!

Cubed watermelon with baby cucumbers, cilantro, lemon, crushed red chiles and salt

This is my current crush!

Cubed watermelon, baby cucumbers, lemon juice, crushed red chiles and salt.