Steamed vegetables can be blah and bland. If they are overdone, they look limp, their natural colours faded. However, done right, steamed vegetables are not only a healthier way to have vegetables, but this method of cooking allows their natural flavours to be much more pronounced.
While most steamed vegetables are traditionally eaten as is, there is absolutely nothing wrong with dressing the vegetables in a way that makes them more exciting to eat. The simple truth is that bland does not work on our palettes and the idea of eating a bowl of steamed vegetables alone, just seems, well, boring.
You know how much I love okra. It is a vegetable I buy religiously, every week. While I have fried, sautéed, stuffed, curried and steamed it often, the other day I wanted to enjoy the steamed okra a different way, so I seasoned it. The combination of a little soy sauce, apple cider vinegar and minced hot peppers made the steamed okra into an entrée for a vegetarian meal. I made it on