Goat Cheese Salad – We Love God!

Where once there was trust, with joy, honesty and spontaneity, now there might be aloofness, guardedness, even resentment. To make matters worse, attempts at reconciliation can be ignored or even refused. That is when, it seems to me, it is time to turn away. Turning away is not our first response, of course. But it must be a valid, if undesirable, option. After all, we can’t force people to be open, to talk, to reconsider. Until the Holy Spirit changes hearts — I have reluctantly concluded that there really is a time to turn away. Yes, it is a defeat for the gospel. But what else can one do? All that’s left is trusting the Lord, referring the matter to the judgment seat of Christ, who alone sees all things perfectly... Sometimes all one can do is not make a situation worse. That’s hard. But the Lord can do amazing things with brokenhearted people who have nothing left but a longing for His glory in this messy world.

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy, Eggs		October 199	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	T	Fresh lemon juice, or to
		taste
1		Shallot, minced
1		Garlic clove, minced
1	t	Dijon-style mustard, or to
		taste
1	T	Minced fresh parsley leaves
1/4	c	Walnut oil, available at
		specialty foods
		shops or olive oil
		A, 1/2- pound log of
		soft mild goat
		cheese such as
		Montrachet cut
		crosswise into 6
		pieces
		An egg wash made by beating
		1 large egg
		with 1 tablespoon water
1	c	Fine dry bread crumbs
2		Head Boston lettuce, washed
		well spun
		dry and shredded
		fine
1		Head radicchio, washed well
		spun
		dry and shredded
		fine

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the vinaigrette:  In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice,
the shallot, the  garlic, the mustard, the parsley, and salt and pepper
to taste, add  the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the vinaigrette
until it is  emulsified.  Preheat the oven to 400F. Dip the goat cheese
pieces into the egg  wash, dredge them in the bread crumbs, and
transfer them to a lightly  oiled baking sheet. Bake the goat cheese
pieces in the middle of the  oven for 6 minutes. While the goat cheese
is baking, in a large bowl  toss the lettuce and the radicchio with the
vinaigrette and salt and  pepper to taste.  Divide the salad among 6
plates, arrange 1 goat cheese piece on each  plate, and serve the
salads immediately.  Serves 6.  Gourmet October 1993  Converted by
MC_Buster.  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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