Roasted Potato and Okra Salad
A warm roasted vegetable salad featuring fingerling potatoes, fresh okra, fava beans, and corn, dressed with a lemony rosemary vinaigrette. This hearty salad combines the earthiness of roasted potatoes with the crisp-tender texture of seasonal vegetables.
Ingredients
- •2 lb small potatoes such as fingerling, red, or yellow-fleshed
- •1 bunch scallions
- •2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- •¼ cup olive oil
- •2¼ teaspoons salt
- •1 teaspoon black pepper
- •¾ lb small (2- to 3-inch) okra
- •2 cups shelled fresh fava beans
- •1 cup fresh corn
- •1½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- •1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
10 min
- 2.
Halve potatoes lengthwise and toss with scallion pieces, rosemary sprigs, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Spread potato mixture in a large roasting pan and roast, stirring once, 20 minutes. Stir potatoes and add okra to pan, tossing to coat. Continue to roast until okra and potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes more.
50 min
- 3.
Cook beans in 1 quart (unsalted) boiling water in a 3- to 4-quart pot 3 minutes, then immediately transfer to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Gently peel off skins.
10 min
- 4.
Return water to a boil and add 1 teaspoon salt, then cook corn until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain corn in a sieve and immediately transfer to bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Drain corn again.
10 min
- 5.
Whisk together lemon juice, shallot, chopped rosemary, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl until combined. Discard rosemary sprigs, then add hot potatoes and okra to dressing along with beans, corn, and salt to taste, tossing to combine. Cool salad to warm before serving.
10 min
