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Filipino Singkamas Salad (Jicama Salad)

Published: September 30, 2019 Last Modified: May 13, 2024 This post may contain affiliate links.

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Filipino Singkamas Salad is light, refreshing, and delicious salad that pairs well with meat, fried fish or smoked fish like tinapa flakes.

Singkamas is a Filipino term for Jicama. This salad is also referred to as atcharang singkamas.

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What is singkamas (jicama)

Singkamas is a root vegetable crop with light brown exterior and the interior is white with a crisp, juicy and crunchy texture.

It can be eaten raw or used in cooking or salad. In the Philippines, we love to eat it raw as a snack.

Singkamas should be peeled before eating. It is eaten plain, with salt or vinegar and fish sauce. When you bite into it, you’ll make a muffled sound similar to an apple.

The Philippine singkamas has a thinner peel and much sweeter interior than the one sold here in the US.

If I am right, the ones sold here are more matured. Also, I like the smaller singkamas compared to the bigger ones.

How to eat plain singkamas

When I was growing up, I thought singkamas was a fruit and that’s probably a good thing.

My mom never had to force us to eat it. I usually peeled 3 small cold jicama, cut into cubes and dipped in a mixture of vinegar and fish sauce.

Yes, vinegar and fish sauce and it was delicious. Not so adventurous, use salt or just eat it plain.

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Filipino Singkamas Salad (Jicama Salad)

Easy Filipino Singkamas Salad

Filipino Singkamas Salad is light, refreshing, and delicious salad that pairs well with meat fried or smoked fish like tinapa flakes.
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: Asian, Filipino
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 183kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 small singkamas jicama, peeled and julienned
  • 1 medium tomato cut into cubes
  • ½ cup cilantro cut
  • ½ cup whole corn
  • ¼ cup red onion chopped
  • ¼ cup carrot julienned
  • 1 tablespoon ginger julienned
  • ¼ cup red or green bell pepper

Sauce

  • 4 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt or ½ teaspoon fish sauce
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoons tinapa flakes smoked fish, optional
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Instructions

  • Chopped and combine all the vegetables and place in a bowl.
  • In a cup, make the sauce. Combine vinegar, sugar, salt or fish sauce and ground pepper. Mix well.
  • Pour sauce over vegetable.
  • It is best serve when cold. Place in the fridge for ½ an hour.
  • Also, if you like, you can add tinapa flakes. Enjoy!

Notes

Since I am making a small amount of salad, it is OK to combine vinegar and sugar. Otherwise, make a syrup. In a small pot over medium heat, add vinegar and sugar. Bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved. Turn off heat and let it cool before pouring over vegetables.

Nutrition

Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 613mg | Potassium: 781mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 4108IU | Vitamin C: 102mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Maymay says

    March 28, 2021 at 7:05 pm

    5 stars
    I tried this three days ago. My husband love it. So do I. I don’t have tinapa. I paired with baked salmon.

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