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:
- 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.
- Remove pan from heat. Stir in buffalo sauce until okra is coated.
- 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.
