Air Fryer Jicama Fries Recipe

If you're a fan of fries and are looking for a tasty, nutritious alternative, look no further. Our air fryer jicama fries recipe is just what you're looking for. These fries are made from jicama, and if you've never tried it, you are missing out. This vegetable is similar to a potato but slightly sweeter and crunchier, according to recipe developer Miriam Hahn.

Hahn told Mashed that her favorite thing about these fries is the nutritional aspect. "As a wellness coach, I am always promoting eating a wide variety of produce, and I find that jicama is typically not a vegetable that most people buy. It offers lots of antioxidants and minerals as well as fiber," she said. She added that jicama fries are a fun way to work antioxidants and fiber into your diet. Jicamas are packed with nutrition, too. A one-cup serving offers up 44% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C and small amounts of folate, manganese, potassium, iron, and magnesium, according to Healthline.

One of the best things about this recipe is that you can have a batch of crispy fries ready to eat in less than half an hour. So let's get cooking!

You won't need much for this recipe, and you probably have all of the spices you need for it in your cupboard already. You will need pre-sliced jicama spears, which Hahn says are much easier to work with than the whole jicama. You'll also need smoked paprika, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to spice them up. Finally, you will also need some oil (Hahn says avocado or olive oil works best for this recipe).

Trim the jicama slices to about the size of an average French fry. If you are using a whole jicama, peel it and cut it in half before cutting each half into slices. When you're finished slicing, place the slices in a medium-sized bowl. Next, pour the oil over the jicama slices and mix them to make sure all of the slices are covered with oil.

The next step is getting the spice mix ready, which involves mixing all of the spices together in a small bowl. Once the spices are thoroughly mixed, add them to the fries. Hahn says that jicamas are like potatoes and have a rather neutral flavor, so they take on the flavor of the spices you use. So when mixing in the spices, make sure you toss the slices well until all of them are covered with the spice mixture.

Set the fryer at 400 F and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until they are crispy. Hahn says that if you do not have an air fryer, you can cook the fries in a convection oven on the roast setting and achieve similar results. If you do use a convection oven, you may want to let the fries cook for about five minutes longer. To help the fries get crispy, she also recommends placing a cooling rack over the baking sheet.

Once the fries are cooked, you will want to eat them as soon as they have cooled. Hahn told Mashed that as they sit, they lose their crispness. If you happen to have leftovers (which is unlikely!), you can put them back in the fryer or oven for about three to five minutes to heat them up.

For an added bit of flavor and color, sprinkle the fries with Italian parsley.

Jicama fries go well with just about any dip, but Hahn says she prefers them with ketchup. Of course, you can always enjoy them dusted them with a little salt.