Fresh Fruit and Tortilla Slaw

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Fresh Fruit and Tortilla Slaw

 

1 small jicama, peeled and julienned

1 chayote, destemmed, peeled, and julienned

1 small red bell pepper, destemmed, cored, and julienned

1 Granny Smith apple, cored (but not peeled) and julienned

1 clementine or satsuma, sectioned (a tangerine, tangelo, or canned mandarin

orange sections may be substituted); reserve juice

approximately 1/2 cup orange juice (if you don't have enough juice from citrus

fruit)

1/2 cup chopped pecans

6 sprigs cilantro

1 teaspoon pumpkin seed oil (you may substitute a mixture of 1/2 teaspoon

vegetable oil and 1/2 teaspoon peanut or sesame oil)

salt to taste

4 blue corn tortillas (red or yellow may be substituted), cut in thin strips and

fried in vegetable oil

 

Toss together all ingredients except fried tortilla strips. Just before serving,

add tortillas and toss again.

Makes 6 servings.