Fried Okra Salad

I have avoided okra all my life, but this week the CSA box contained the dreaded vegetable.  It's a hot summer here in Salt Lake, so the salad seemed like the best option.  I will definitely make it again -- a great combination of flavors and textures.  Left out green pepper and used cold diced ham instead of bacon.  Thank you for a keeper recipe and introduction to the South's favorite vegetable.

It was great! I fixed it for my mom and aunt. It was yummy. I did not have any buttermilk so I dipped it in an egg and a milk mixture, then dredged it in cornmeal. I had some leftover corn on the cob, so I cut it off and diced about 1/2 tsp of jalapeno pepper in the corn with a tsp. sugar, warmed it up and layered it on the bed of lettuce to give the salad some additional color. Yum I would do this again and again. So many ways to fix it.