Okra Tomato Salad
By: Pam Rauber
Published: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - 9:23am

Ingredients




10-15 two-inch long okra pods
One large tomato, chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
Three leaves of basil, finely diced
Two tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Preparation

1 Remove ends of okra pods, discard. Slice okra. 2 Place okra in a basket and steam for five to seven minutes. 3 Roughly chop a tomato. 4 When okra is cooked, place in a bowl and toss with tomato. 5 Season with salt and pepper. 6 In a small bowl whisk basil into balsamic vinegar. 7 Drizzle over okra and tomato.

About

Most people have okra fried, dilled or in a Gumbo.  A more elegant approach to enjoying okra is as a simple salad. If you are turned off by the slime of okra, don't be. I say, if you can eat raw oysters, you can eat okra.
College Football is starting and fried okra makes a great appetizer.  Pickled or Dilled Okra makes a great snack. Filled with Vitamin C and high in fiber and the added benefit of providing antioxidant.
Steam okra and add to tomatoes and drizzle a little balsamic vinegar over it and you have a beautiful salad for any entree.