Fish with Roasted Okra “Fries” & Tomato-Fennel Salad

The Conversation: Okra could use a little re-branding. No more okra! Bring on the fries and popcorn! The Recipe: One of my very favorite light summer meals, just lightly sautéed fish with a simple tomato-fennel salad and roasted okra: oops, I mean, "garden fries". The whole meal cooks in 30 minutes and comes in under 200 calories. This isn't "diet food" – it's a summer feast! For good measure? There's fried okra too: oops, that would be "garden popcorn". This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new "summer easy" recipes all summer long. With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! It’s no surprise when kids beg for gummi bears. But at the farmers market last year, a girl pleaded with her mom. “Please, Mom, please-please-please," she begged. "Let’s get some okra!” Her mom and I lo