Levantine · Side

Okra in Tomato and Olive Oil

Name: Okra in Tomato and Olive Oil
Total time: 1 h 11 min
Yield: 6 side servings
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 500 g okra, trimmed; 60 ml olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 250 g tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 tbsp tomato paste; ½ tsp sugar; 125 ml water; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 3 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped; 60 ml lemon juice

Okra fried briefly so it keeps its shape, then simmered whole in a tomato and coriander sauce and finished with lemon juice. Good warm or at room temperature.

Yield6 side servings
Hands-on30 min
Total1 h 11 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

500 gokra, trimmed
60 mlolive oil
1onion, chopped
2 clovesgarlic, chopped
250 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tbsptomato paste
½ tspsugar
125 mlwater
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
3 tbspfresh coriander, chopped
60 mllemon juice

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Okra
Cilantro / coriander
Black and white pepper

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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