Okra and Potato Salad
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 3/4 pound small potatoes, preferably fingerlings, scrubbed and sliced about 1/2-inch thick
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 1 pound okra
- 1 serrano pepper, seeded if desired, minced
- 1 shallot, minced, soaked for 5 minutes in cold water, and drained
- 1 garlic clove, pureed in a mortar and pestle with a pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1 to 2 ounces crumbled feta for serving (optional)
- Mix together lemon juice and vinegar in a small bowl.
- Steam potatoes above 1 inch water for 10 minutes, until tender enough to easily pierce with the tip of a knife.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl.
- Season with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice-vinegar mix.
- Trim away okra stems, just above the line where the stem cap joins the okra spear.
- Place in steamer, cover and steam 4 minutes.
- Drain and rinse briefly with cold water, then drain on a dish towel.
- Slice okra about 1/3- to 1/2-inch thick and add to bowl with potatoes.
- Add serrano and shallot.
- Season generously with salt and pepper, and toss together.
- Whisk garlic, yogurt and olive oil into remaining lemon juice-vinegar mix.
- Toss with the okra and potatoes.
- Add parsley and toss again.
- Garnish with crumbled feta if desired, and serve.
lemon juice, sherry vinegar, potatoes, salt, black pepper, okra, serrano pepper, shallot, garlic, plain yogurt, olive oil, parsley, serving
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017716 (may not work)