Turkey - Jicama Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
• 1 serrano peppers or 1 jalapeno
• 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (to taste)
• salt (to taste)
• 4 cups smoked turkey or 4 cups roasted turkey, shredded
• 1 cup jicama, cut into matchsticks
• 3 -4 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
• lettuce leaves or shredded lettuce, preferably red, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet over medium heat, add the pepitas and toast. they will be ready when they begin to snap and crackle. put in a large bowl.
• 2 place the chile and garlic in the hot skillet and raise the heat to high to blacken and blister both. halve and seed the chile and peel the garlic.
• 3 put the chile and garlic in the blender or food processor and add the mayonnaise, sour cream, lime juice and salt.
• 4 add the turkey and jicama to the pepitas and pour dressing over. mix well.
• 5 refrigerate the salad for at least 30 minutes.
• 6 stir in cilantro just before serving.
• 7 arrange turkey-jicama salad on lettuce and serve chilled.