24 June, 2020
During these uncertain times, the Bible stands as my source of confidence and refuge. As I grow in my understanding of the humble Creator God, as intelligently revealed in the Bible, a huge factor that has been a solid testament in my life is the understanding of Biblical diet.
Maybe later, I could do a write-up about what the Bible reveals about a godly diet and an ideal meal plan, but for now let’s just savour upon the preparation of this delicious tomato-chickpea salad pictured above.
First of all, here is some brain food and spiritual food for thought; In the book of Romans 14:2, the Bible declares, ‘For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. To clearly digest this verse from Romans, the Bible is saying to him that is astheneó (G770 – sick, physical and spiritual weakness), God has provided lachanon (G3001 – herbs, vegetables). It would be interesting to note that food alters or governs mood and emotion.
Let’s go back to our tomato-chickpea salad:
The best way to extracting optimum flavour from tomatoes is to season it beforehand, then add in the remainder of the salad. In a salad serving for two, one large tomato or two small ones would be adequate.
Cut the tomatoes into chewing sized-chunks. Put them into a bowl. Add some grated garlic (preferably), a bit of coriander, slight lemon juice (preference), some cayenne pepper (or two bitsy chillies), and salt and pepper. Give it all a thorough toss and let it all mix in. If you want to give it a bit of a sweetness, add a drip of honey. A beautiful additional for smell and taste is grounded nuts, slightly roasted over a hot pan. Then added to the salad mix. Let the tomatoes sit for 15 minutes.
Add a cup of cooked chickpeas to the tomato delight. Then add an adequate drizzle of olive oil over the whole thing. Not too much though as the whole salad will then become soggy. Serve with crackers or slices of toasted bread.
As we say back in the islands, ‘The food is ready, so come and eat!’
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