Taking a risk with a vegetarian or vegan dish on a mainstream reality TV cooking competition isn’t as frightful as it used to be. Chefs are smarter, judges are open and almost no one faints to hear there’s no four or two legged flesh as the main centerpiece.

On a recent The Next Iron Chef, the competitors were given the task of turning classic diner food into something head turning (but not stomach turning). Chef Maneet Chauhan didn’t just give burgers a twist, she made the veggie burger a classic! Although the judges weren’t thrilled with the patty, Chauhan’s okra and squash blossom french fries were a hit.

Always on the lookout for creative recipes that mimic the classics, we found one for okra fries. Similar to sweet potato fries, these vegetables sliced will give added nutrition to a meal while preserving the comfort food feeling of the days before you knew about the animal seasoning in McDonald’s potato sticks.

A cup of chopped okra gives you about 3 grams of fiber and the following supply of vitamins and nutrients:

Vitamin K: 66% RDA

Vitamin C: 35% RDA

Folate: 22% RDA

Thiamin: 13% RDA

Manganese: 50% RDA

Magnesium: 14% RDA

The simple recipe, located at The Sweets Life, uses okra, oil and salt.

Put an even more deliciously twisted turn on these fries by dipping them in hummus or Vegenaise vegan mayonnaise instead of ketchup.

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