Chop the spring onions into small pieces. Cut off the roots and any ... meat creates a truly satisfying combination. I also love jicama salad for my pollo asado tacos and enchiladas!

Into another small bowl, squeeze grapefruit membrane to release juice. Set aside. Peel jicama and cut into thin matchsticks about 2 inches long. Slice fennel bulb into very thin strips.

“I’m pretty sure it was in Tulsa — just like a little taco stand, taqueria-type of deal — they had a jicama salad there,” says Beard, now head chef at 715, of his first jicama experience.