Prep time:

5 minutes 

Cook time:

8 minutes

Total time:

13 minutes

Serves:

4

Ingredients: 

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 pound fresh okra, stemmed and halved lengthwise
  • 1/4 cup buffalo sauce
  • 1 head bibb lettuce, loose leaf lettuce or romaine lettuce, leaves separated
  • 3 tablespoons ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing

Method:

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add okra, cut-side-down, and cook for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook for 3-4 minutes, until golden-brown. Turn okra over and cook until tender, about 2 minutes.
  2. Remove pan from heat. Stir in buffalo sauce until okra is coated.
  3. Divide okra between lettuce leaves. Drizzle with ranch dressing, and enjoy. 

Tip:

To make buffalo sauce, simply mix 3 tablespoons red pepper hot sauce and 1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter in a small bowl until combined.