Summer's Best Grilled Okra recipe

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Ingredients

cooking spray
1 pound fresh okra
¼ cup canola oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Nutrition Info

107.7 calories
carbohydrate: 5.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 9.4 g
fiber: 2.5 g
protein: 1.6 g
saturatedFat: 0.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 200.6 mg
sugar: 1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Prepare a grill basket with cooking spray.

  2. Trim stem ends of okra close to the top without piercing the pods, put into a large bowl.

  3. Drizzle canola oil over okra pods. Season okra with garlic powder, salt, and pepper, toss to coat. Spread okra into the prepared grill basket.

  4. Cook on preheated grill, turning frequently, until tender and browned in spots, 4 to 6 minutes.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

The best healthy alternative to breaded fried okra. So good with fresh purple hull or field peas on a vegetable plate, or so good served as an appetizer with my 'ComeBack My Way' sauce!

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