Belgian Endive Salad – We Love God!

If there is no final place for civil disobedience, then the government has been made autonomous, and as such, it has been put in the place of the living God. ...And that point is exactly when the early Christians performed their acts of civil disobedience, even when it cost them their lives. ...Acts of State which contradict God’s Law are illegitimate and acts of tyranny. Tyranny is ruling without the sanction of God. To resist tyranny is to honor God. ...The bottom line is that at a certain point there is not only the right, but the duty to disobey the State.

Francis Schaeffer

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Belgian	Cyberealm, Salads	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	White Wine Vinegar
2/3	c	Olive Oil
1/2	t	Salt
1/2	t	Sugar
4		3 ounce Belgian Endives
		Assorted Wild or Pickled
		Mushrooms
		Assorted fresh herbs and
		Pesticide-free edible
		Flowers
		Pickled Ginger, sliced
1		Plum Tomato

INSTRUCTIONS

Marinade: In a screw-top jar combine wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and
sugar. Cover and shake well. Set aside.  Belgian Endive Salad: Cut
Belgian endive into fan shapes. Using a  large knife, cut each endive
lengthwise from endive tips to base,  cutting to but not through the
base. Turn endive a quarter turn and  cut lengthwise again. This now
forms 4 large "petals." Cut each  quarter lengthwise again to form 8
"petals" that are still held  intact by the base.  Run cold water into
center of each endive. Drain. Arrange in a shallow  dish. Shake
marinade and pour over endive. Marinate 10 minutes,  spooning marinade
over endive twice. Remove endive from marinade with  a slotted spoon.
Drain on paper towels, patting gently to remove  excess marinade.  On
each of 4 serving plates, spread out an endive "fan." Scatter
mushrooms over endive. Decorate endive "petals" with fresh herbs and
flowers to resemble a flower arrangement. Arrange ginger on each
endive near base. Halve tomato crosswise, using a zigzag cut. Remove
pulp and seeds. Cut each tomato half in half again, lenghtwise. Fit a
tomato quarter over base of each endive to form a "vase."  Source:
Victoria Magazine, April 1994 Typed by Katherine Smith  Cyberealm BBS
Watertown NY and Home of Kook-Net 315-786-1120  From Gemini's MASSIVE
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 371 Calories From Fat: 329 Total Fat: 37.3g Cholesterol: 1.6mg Sodium: 583.8mg Potassium: 444.9mg Carbohydrates: 9.6g Fiber: 1.9g Sugar: 2g Protein: 3.4g

Because we bear the image of God, all mankind, and, by extension, each and every human life has a “specialness” and worth that demands respect. Each human life, from its earliest stage of development, is a unique Person which bears God’s likeness, and should have the same protection of law that is afforded other “persons” in our society. For this reason, all human life should be respected in law. This respect is due regardless of the manner of conception, whether through the marital act, fertilized “in vitro” (IVF), or through the “ex utero” process of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT, otherwise known as cloning).

Daniel Becker