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Creole Caesar Salad With Corn Bread Croutons

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Romaine lettuce with cornbread croutons fried okra corn kernels tomatoes and a side of dressing.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton

My love for okra began as a child and continues to border on just this side of insanity. I love okra.

As a young boy, I would smuggle a brown bag full of fried okra into the movies as my better-than-popcorn snack. On Sunday nights, I was famous for making fried okra and creamed corn sandwiches with fresh slices of tomato and loads of Duke’s mayonnaise. Years later, while studying in Italy, I realized that Italians also took leftover vegetables and made sandwiches. All you need are cold vegetables, bread, and mayo.

The Caesar salad treatment makes this lighter than a sandwich, although if you want to give it more heft, you can add shrimp, chicken, or duck.

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