Who loves sweet summertime? Who loves the Farmer’s Market? If you answered yes to either of those, then the recipe below is a must try! One of the goals I had for going to the Farmer’s Market this past weekend was to get something new and find a recipe to go along. A little adventure if you will. You see, I’m a plan kinda gal. Usually before going to the grocery or market, I have lists upon lists of what to get. This week I decided to live life dangerously and fly by the seat of my pants!
Let me tell you, I lived life so dangerously that I picked out okra to be my veggie of choice. And of course I quickly thought, how the heck will I prepare this?! Since I’m a Weightwatcher, I started out by typing okra in the search in the app, and BAM, I found it – Okra, Corn & Tomato Saute! First of all, I can’t do anything 100% by the book, so I made some changes and used my fresh veggies instead of frozen. Then I added a couple jalapeños, because I like it hot!
This was the perfect sweet summertime side to add to our backyard bbq (even though there isn’t a backyard). We grilled some burgers and then grabbed a couple of beers and listened to John Butler Trio out on the deck. Finally, we had perfection!
Okra, Corn & Tomato Saute
Ingredients
- 3 slice(s) uncooked reduced fat bacon
- 1 small onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 4 ears of fresh corn off the cob
- 2 cups fresh okra
- cayenne pepper – few dashes
- 1⁄4 tsp dried oregano
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 large tomato diced
- 1 or 2 jalapeños – just depends on how spicy you like
Instructions
- Brown bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, about 5 to 7 minutes; remove bacon and set aside.
- Add onion and garlic; then cook until tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add corn, okra, cayenne, oregano, salt and pepper; and then cook for about 5 minutes. Add in tomatoes; cook until tomatoes are pulpy, about 8 minutes. Add bacon for garnish.