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Title: Caribbean Okra Salad Categories: Okra, Salads, Side dish Yield: 2 Servings 2 tb Vegetable oil 1/2 lb Fresh, small tender okra, -rinsed, patted dry, caps -trimmed Salt Freshly ground pepper 1/4 c Water 1 tb Strained fresh lime juice 1 sm Garlic clove, finely minced pn Ground allspice 1/4 ts Bottled Caribbean or other -hot pepper sauce to taste 1 tb Chopped cilantro This delicious light salad comes from "Faye Levy's International Vegetable Cookbook" (Warner Books). 1. In a medium saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add okra and saute 2 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add water, cover and cook over low heat for about 7 minutes, or until just tender. (Add more water if needed.) Transfer to a serving plate. 2. Combine remaining tablespoon oil, lime juice, garlic, allspice, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Pour over okra. Sprinkle with cilantro and dried tomato. From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn-94q3.zip |