Sweet juicy strawberries, plump blueberries, and crisp jicama, together they make the perfect patriotic salad. This Strawberry, Blueberry, Jicama Salad is easy and deliciously healthy.
Memorial Day, a day to honor all of the fallen men and women who have served our country. I just want to say thank you to all their families who have also made a sacrifice and to all the men and women who continue to serve.
Memorial Day also symbolizes the beginning of summer, and this Strawberry, Blueberry, Jicama Salad is perfect not only for Memorial Day but all summer long. It has lots of flavor, but not a lot of calories. You can enjoy it without worrying about your waistline.
If you're like me and need a dish to take to a gathering this weekend, this is one that's quick, easy and deliciously healthy. I put this together in 20 minutes.
For anyone not familiar with jicama, it is a round root vegetable very similar to the texture of a turnip and has a taste closer to that of an apple. For more info on jicama, check out What is Jicama Good For? at Food Facts.
To make my salad more festive and patriotic, I cut little stars out of the jicama and placed them on top before serving.
“RECIPE”
Strawberry, Blueberry, Jicama Salad
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 5 1x
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz. package fresh strawberries
- 1 ½ cups fresh blueberries
- 2 cups diced jicama, about half of a large jicama
- juice of one lemon or lime
- agave nectar (optional)
- 3 tablespoons, chopped mint
Instructions
- Wash and hull strawberries, place on a paper towel and pat dry. Slice strawberries into a large bowl.
- Wash and pat dry blueberries and add to the strawberries.
- Peel and slice a large jicama in half. Place jicama flat side down and slice 4 to 5 ¼ to ½ inch slices and set aside. Continue to slice and dice the remaining jicama until you have 2 cups.
- Place jicama in the bowl with the berries, add the lemon or lime juice and mint.
- If you want to add an extra bit of sweetness, drizzle with a small amount of agave nectar, I added 3 teaspoons.
- Toss gently with a spoon or use your hand to mix. Transfer to serving dish.
- For an extra patriotic feel cut stars out of the sliced jicama that was set aside earlier and place on salad.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 88
- Sugar: 12.8
- Sodium: 4.5
- Fat: 0.4
- Carbohydrates: 21.6
- Fiber: 5.9
- Protein: 1.4
- Cholesterol: 0
If you make this recipe or a version of it, take a picture and share with me on Instagram, tag it #thewholeserving or leave a comment below. I’d love to see or hear about your version of this Strawberry, Blueberry, Jicama Salad.
If you like this salad you may like this Watermelon and Blueberry Salad.
thalia says
such a cute salad for memorial day or the fourth. summer too! i never have tried jicama before either - so thanks for the inspiration.
Celeste says
Thalia thanks for visiting, I hope you give this one a try soon. Have a wonderful weekend.
Chris says
Beautiful and creative idea for the salad. I will give this a try. Thanks for sharing
Celeste says
Thanks Chris, I certainly hope you enjoy it as much as we do in my house.
Have a safe and wonderful weekend!
Erin | Thanks for Cookin says
I've used jicama in a more savory salad with radishes, but never thought to add it to fruit salads! This looks delicious. The crispy jicama would be a great contrast to the berries.
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Celeste says
Erin it really is a great contrast. I have hardly ever used it in savory dished, I'll have to give it a try soon.
Thanks for stopping by.
Zena | Zena 'n Zaatar says
Such a beautiful salad! I love the jicama stars 🙂 What a great idea for a festive treat to bring to summer BBQs.
Celeste says
Thanks Zena, It gives the salad a nice crispy crunch. BTW I love your name and the name of your blog.
Marilyn Lesniak says
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. I am looking forward to seeing what you choose to share next week!
Celeste says
Thanks Marilyn, I need to set a timer for linking to your party.
Lynn Spencer says
Hi Celeste...I will definitely be making this salad for our Fourth of July festivities. I would never have thought of adding jicama, but when I saw that is what you made your stars from, I said "Well, of course! That's brilliant!"
Thanks for sharing your brilliance.
Hugs, Lynn
Celeste says
Thanks Lynn, I hope you get to try this soon and I hope you and your family enjoys it.
Sara Syrett says
Wow, I have never thought to put Jicama with fruit! This looks so good! I love the star shapes made out of Jicama! I am going to have to try this! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
Celeste says
The Jicama adds a nice crispness to the salad and its pefect for summer entertaining.
Cathy Lawdanski says
Hi Celeste! This salad looks so good! I have pinned it. I have also chosen it as my featured post for the Over the Moon Link party. Hope you'll link up again this week - party goes live at 5 pm CST on Sunday. You can link up through my blog!
Celeste says
Thanks Cathy, I'm glad you like it and thanks for letting me know about the feature and it's nice to know the go live time, I always seem to miss it.
Jamie says
Yum - that looks amazing! Pinning to try for my family! 🙂
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Celeste says
This is a nice salad to have all summer long. I hope your family enjoys it Jamie.
Karren Haller says
Your salad looks so refreshing, and I love the crunch of jicama. I just bought 2 packs of berries, I will give this a try, perfect time with so many berries on sale. This is a perfect post to come share on #OMHGFF this week! Hope to see you there. Pinned
Have a great weekend!
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Celeste says
Tanks Karren, and this is a nice salad for all the summer gatherings.
Deborah Davis says
Hi Celeste,
This gorgeous salad will be the centerpiece of my 4th of July BBQ! I am so delighted that you shared colorful and patriotic Strawberry, Blueberry, Jicama Salad with us at the Healthy Happy Green Natural Party! I’m Pinning and sharing this!
Marla says
Looks delicious and so nutritious. I love the strawberry & watermelon. So easy to make and colorful plus the taste is so refreshing for summer. Sharing!
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Celeste says
Thanks Maria, Everyone loved it. BTW you have a pretty name, my middle name is Maria.
Nikki Frank-Hamilton says
Wow! Is this ever eye catching! In the summer months I really crave fruit and this fits that craving. As I started reading I was thinking that I needed to ask you what jicama tasted like, then I ran across the answer. I think I've only ever used it once and it was a long time ago! I'm going to pick some up my next trip to the store!
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Lisa B. says
Good Morning!! I wanted to stop by and let you know that your post has been selected as a Featured post for the Welcome Home Wednesdays Link Party! Stop by this morning to see your post linked up and don't forget to grab your Featured Button too! ~Lisa~
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Celeste says
Thanks, I really appreciate the feature and I really enjoy linking up each week.