Southern Comfort

1 Tbs olive oil
1 Tbs dried minced onion
1 1/2 cups sliced fresh okra
1 cup unpeeled, cubed red potatoes
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
4 cups vegetable stock
1 cup uncooked lentils, rinsed
1 cup diagonally sliced carrots
1 cup frozen sugar snap peas

1) In large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, okra and potatoes and cook, stirring often for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
2) Add stock and lentils. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until lentils are tender about 30 minutes. Add carrots and peas and cook 10 minutes more. Serve hot.

Review: This is the first time I've had okra that wasn't fried! It creates a lot of slime, which made my husband curious. It was an "ok" dish. I didn't think it was flavorful enough, so I added some Parmesan cheese. Yeah, it was much yummier after that and I've decided that Parmesan cheese fixes everything.