Fresh Fruit and Tortilla Slaw with Chayote and Jicama

 

Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 6

1 small jicama, peeled and finely julienned

1 chayote, stemmed,peeled,and finely julienned (vegetable pear or mirliton)

1 small red bell pepper, stemmed,seeded,and finely julienned

1 unpeeled granny smith apple, cored and julienned

1 clementines or 1 satsuma oranges, sectioned and seeded,reserving all juice (a tangerine, tangelo, or canned mandarin orange sections may be substituted)

1/2 cup orange juice (juice from canned mandarins may be used)

1/2 cup chopped pecans

6 sprigs cilantro

1 teaspoon vegetable oil (pumpkin seed, peanut, or sesame oil in any combination may be used)

salt

4 corn tortillas, cut in thin strips and fried in vegetable oil (red, blue or yellow may be used)