Garden Salad with Fried Okra Croutons

Votes: 3

Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 2 - 4

Garden Salad with Fried Okra Croutons - detailed recipe.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Fried Okra Croutons

3 cups okra, cut into 1 cm pieces
Sour milk for breading
Salt and ground black pepper
Wheat flour for breading
Vegetable oil for frying

Garden salad

3 cups baby spinach
2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
Cherry tomatoes halved
Sliced red bell pepper
Sliced yellow bell pepper
Vidalia onion (sweet onion), thinly sliced into half rings

Balsamic vinegar dressing

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 crushed cloves of garlic
Juice of 1/2 lemon
3/4 cup olive oil
Salt and ground black pepper

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

For fried okra: Place the okra pieces in a medium bowl. Pour in enough sour milk to completely cover the vegetables and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Place the flour in a separate bowl.

Drain the okra and place it in a bowl with flour. Stir until each piece of okra is coated with flour. Shake off any excess flour. Fry at 180°C until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
For filling: In a small bowl, combine the balsamic vinegar, mustard, lemon zest, garlic, and juice. Whisk in the olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper.

For the salad: In a large salad bowl, combine spinach, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, bell pepper, and onion. Toss with the dressing and top with fried okra croutons.

Categories:

recipe / Dinner / Salads / Vegetable salads / Paula Deen

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