INGREDIENTS
For the roasted tomatoes:
1 pint
grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
Generous drizzle of olive oil
kosher salt
Generous pinch of sugar
For the corn cakes:
2 cups
fine yellow cornmeal
2 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
sea salt or kosher salt
1
large egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups
water, plus more as needed
8 oz
okra, stems trimmed and sliced ¼-inch thick
1
jalapeño, cored, seeded and finely chopped
1 clove
garlic, finely minced
1/4 cup
canola oil, for frying
To serve:
About 3 oz. herbed goat cheese
Fresh herbs, for garnish (optional)