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Mango, Jicama and Corn Salad

A chilled salad of corn, mango, jicama, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice.

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Why it works: Jicama and lime share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 80 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Mango, Jicama and Corn Salad

Time2 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the corn

  1. Cook corn in a pot of boiling salted water for 2 minutes.

  2. Drain and cool the corn.

  3. Cut off enough kernels to measure 4 cups, reserving the remaining corn for another use.

  4. Place the corn in a medium bowl.

Make the salad

  1. Add the mangoes, jicama, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice.

  2. Toss to combine.

  3. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Chill and serve

  1. Cover and refrigerate until cold. Can be prepared 3 hours ahead.

  2. Serve cold.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

179Calories
5 gProtein
1 gFat
42 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Jicama1 cup (120g)46
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Jicama + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together80 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Mango + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together506 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Mango + jicamatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Corn + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together773 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Corn + jicamatop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Fresh corn
Provides the sweet, tender kernels that form the body of the salad.
Mangoes
Add sweetness and juicy moisture to the salad.
Jicama
Adds a crisp, crunchy texture that stays firm when chilled.
Red onion
Adds sharp pungency that balances the sweet fruit and corn.
Lime juice
Adds acidity that brightens the flavors and balances sweetness.

The step that matters

Cook the corn briefly and cool it fully. A short boil in salted water sets the corn's sweetness and crisp texture, while thorough cooling keeps the kernels from warming the mango and jicama and softening the salad.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, mango, jicama, lime):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Lettucefits better
  3. Welsh onionfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, mango, jicama, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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