Warm Spring Salad With Crispy Bacon

The same Greek word can be translated “temptation” and “test.” They are a world apart and context determines which translation to use. Satan is the one who tempts us to sin. God is the one who tests us to righteousness. Satan wants to destroy us. He wants to weaken our faith. He wants us to spiritually fail. On the other hand, our Lord is forever testing us. His goal though tests, often in the form of trials, is to make us spiritually stronger, refine our character and increase our faith. Part of the test at times is overcoming the temptation. It is the Lord in His sovereignty who sends test. “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” (Mt. 4:1). However, it is during these tests that Satan finds His greatest opportunity to tempt us. So when the heat in life is turned up, will we trust God and walk by faith in His commandments or will we listen to the “father of lies” and sin? The prayer here is that the Lord will help us pursue righteous actions as we emerge from the test spiritually victorious.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Sami	Waitrose2	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

60		Olive oil, 4tbsp
10		Balsamic vinegar, 2tsp
1		Clove garlic, crushed
15		Fresh chives, chopped
		1tbsp
		Salt and freshly ground
		black pepper
350	g	Stringless beans, trimmed
		and halved
		12oz
500	g	Small new potatoes, 1lb
		2oz
1		200 g pack Waitrose Endive
		and Radicchio
		Salad
1		200 g pack Waitrose Smoked
		Danish Bacon
		Lardons
200	g	Cherry tomatoes, 7oz

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix together the ingredients for the salad dressing.  Cook the beans
for 2-3 minutes in boiling water.  In a separate pan, cook the potatoes
for 6-8 minutes or until tender.  Run the potatoes quickly under a cold
tap and peel.  Toss the endive and radicchio with 30ml (2tbsp) of the
dressing and  arrange on serving plates.  Pour a little oil into the
frying pan, cook the lardons for 4-5  minutes or until crisp and add
the tomatoes, potatoes and beans. Pour  in the remainder of the
dressing and quickly turn the vegetables.  Lift immediately from the
pan and arrange over the salad leaves.  Converted by MC_Buster.  NOTES
: The combination of warm smoked bacon tossed together with  vegetables
and served on a bed of salad leaves makes this an ideal  light lunch,
served with crusty bread.  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“What gives us conviction of sin is not the number of sins we have committed; it is the sight of the holiness of God. #Martyn Lloyd-Jones”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 71 Calories From Fat: 61 Total Fat: 6.9g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 77.5mg Potassium: 112.9mg Carbohydrates: 2.6g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: <1g