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Italian Okra & Beans

June 17, 2016 by Denise 10 Comments

This Italian okra & beans dish makes a hearty and tasty side dish. Serve over rice and it becomes a delicious vegetarian dinner.This Italian okra & beans dish makes a hearty and tasty side dish. Serve over rice to make a delicious vegetarian dinner.

I love okra. It’s not something I cook much because it’s hard to find fresh okra here in Pittsburgh. I love it because I grew up with a Lebanese dish called bemyeh. I just looked up how to spell that because we always pronounced it (incorrectly) bammy. It’s a lemony okra and beef stew that you eat over rice. It’s delicious and I will probably post it one of these days. Anyway that is the only recipe I have for okra. So today I tried something different. I add some diced tomatoes, cannellini beans, garlic, spices and sliced lemon. It was delicious. So with this Italian okra & bean dish I now know two okra dishes!

In the summer time my mother used to cook lots of dishes with the fresh vegetables from her garden. A popular favorite was zucchini with tomatoes and onions. I make a similar dish of roasted Italian zucchini. This okra dish is pretty much that dish with the addition of beans and lemons. The beans give it more bulk and I love lemon with okra. Actually I use lemons a lot in my cooking.

This Italian okra & beans dish makes a hearty and tasty side dish. Serve over rice to make a delicious vegetarian dinner.

To make this easy dish, combine diced tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, okra and a few spices to a baking dish. Top with a sliced lemon and roast for about 30 minutes. Then add in your beans and roast for another 20 minutes.

This Italian okra & beans dish makes a hearty and tasty side dish. Serve over rice to make a delicious vegetarian dinner.

 

I love how roasted lemons leave only the rinds. At first I took them out because I didn’t know if it would be harmful (or taste good) to eat them. So then I googled it and surprisingly lemon peels are really good for you! They are filled with vitamins, minerals and fiber! When I tried it, they tasted like a lemony vegetable to me. So take them out or leave them in. It’s your choice. (But try one just to see what it tastes like. )
This Italian okra & beans dish makes a hearty and tasty side dish. Serve over rice to make a delicious vegetarian dinner.

And here you have all that roasted okra & beans goodness. The lemon really gives it that summer taste though you could eat this anytime of the year of course.

Italian Okra & Beans

This Italian okra & beans dish makes a hearty and tasty side dish. Serve over rice to make a delicious vegetarian dinner.

So there you have another tasty vegetarian side dish or meal. I promise  you I will add the recipe for “bammy” real soon as I want to take advantage of the fresh okra this time of year. If you have any good okra dishes, please share in the comments. I would love to hear about them.

This Italian okra & beans dish makes a hearty and tasty side dish. Serve over rice to make a delicious vegetarian dinner.
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Italian Okra & Beans

This Italian okra & beans dish makes a hearty and tasty side dish. Serve over rice to make a delicious vegetarian dinner.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 4 cups okra fresh, stems cleaned
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons crushed garlic
  • 1 lemon sliced
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 can cannellini beans drained and rinsed

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Spray a baking dish and add all the ingredients except the lemon and beans.
  3. Mix well to coat the vegetables with oil and spices.
  4. Spread evenly in the dish and then top with lemon slices.
  5. Bake for 30 minutes.
  6. Pull out of the oven and add the beans. Mix well and place back in the oven.
  7. Bake for 20 minutes more.
  8. When finished you can take out the lemons or keep them in. Lemon peels are actually good for you!
  9. Serve as is for a side dish or over rice to make a nice vegetarian meal.

This Italian okra & beans dish makes a hearty and tasty side dish. Serve over rice to make a delicious vegetarian dinner.

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Comments

  1. Leah

    July 22, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    Would you suggest a no oil version of this recipe. It looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Denise

      July 23, 2020 at 9:32 am

      Hi Leah, I think you could get by without the oil. I would still spray a little oil to keep it from sticking but aside from that I think it would be fine. Good luck!

      Reply
  2. Mekomeko

    March 11, 2020 at 9:50 am

    I made it yesterday added carrots I needed used up and few onions. Drowned it in olive oil. Covered in lemons that were on their last legs…. Oh My its a keeper. The lemony taste comes though and makes the dish taste light and fresh. The okra in this dish sings and comes into its own. I will be trying doing the same with other veg too. We basically inhaled half in one go and the other half accompanied our lunch dishes.

    Reply
    • Denise

      March 12, 2020 at 7:37 am

      So glad you liked it! I love okra but I forget to make it. This is an old recipe and I need to redo it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention and for sharing your tips!

      Reply
  3. Vickie

    August 14, 2019 at 5:03 pm

    Have a 1980 Southern Living recipe you might like.Simple- bacon fried crisp set aside.Leave about a tablespoon of bacon grease in pan.Chop fresh okra into pan and get okra warm through.Add fresh corn off the Cobb.Salt pepper to taste.crumble crisp bacon over dish and serve.

    Reply
    • Denise

      August 15, 2019 at 10:16 am

      Hi Vickie, it’s so funny that you would comment on the day that my husband handed my a little bunch of okra! I think I will try this tonight. Thanks for the tips!

      Reply
  4. Marcus

    July 28, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    citrus fruits are one of the most highly sprayed crops, so eat lemon peels if you like but be sure to buy ORGANIC lemons.

    Reply
    • Denise

      July 29, 2016 at 6:17 am

      Good point!

      Reply
  5. Kristen

    June 17, 2016 at 11:24 am

    I love your idea to serve this over rice–so smart! And frugal!

    Reply
    • Denise

      June 19, 2016 at 7:09 am

      Thanks Kristen….smart and frugal…that’s me! hahaha

      Reply

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