Whole-wheat Pasta Salad With Grilled Zucchini And Olives

Is it permissible to tithe? Not only is it permissible, I would strongly recommend and urge you to do so. In choosing to give 10% of our income to the Lord, we are honoring a God-given, Old Testament principle. In the absence of a prescribed percentage for giving in the New Testament, why not adopt the Old Testament pattern? This does not mean you are sinning if you don’t. To give only 8% or to give 12% is equally permissible. Not to give at all, or to give disproportionately to your income (which is the case with most Christians today), or to give grudgingly, is indeed sin. Let us be joyful and generous in our giving. After all, everything we own belongs to God anyway!

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		July 1994	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	lb	Vine-ripened tomatoes
		chopped
1/2	c	Red onion, chopped fine
2		Garlic cloves, minced and
		mashed
		to a paste with 1
		teaspoon salt
2	T	Red-wine vinegar
1/4	c	Olive oil, preferabley
		extra-virgin plus
		additional for
		brushingzucchini
1 1/2	lb	Zucchini, cut diagonally
		into
		1/3-inch-thick
		slices
1	lb	Whole-wheat penne or other
		tubular pasta
2/3	c	Kalamata or other
		brine-cured black
		chopped
		coarse
		olives
6	oz	Ricotta salata or feta
		cheese diced
1 1/2	c	Whole small or torn large
		fresh basil
		leaves

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large bowl gently stir together tomatoes, onion, garlic paste,
vinegar, and 1/4 cup oil.  Brush one side of zucchini slices lightly
with additional oil and  season with salt and pepper. Heat a
well-seasoned ridged grill pan  over moderate heat until hot and grill
zucchini, oiled sides down, in  batches, brushing tops with more oil
before turning, 1 to 2 minutes  on each side, or until just tender but
not soft. Transfer zucchini as  grilled to a small bowl.  In a kettle
of salted boiling water cook pasta until just tender and  drain well.
Add hot pasta to tomato mixture and toss well. Cool pasta  slightly and
stir in zucchini, olives, cheese, basil, and salt and  pepper to taste.
Pasta may be made 4 hours ahead and kept covered at  room temperature.
Serve pasta warm or at room temperature.  Serves 6 as an entree or 8 as
a side dish.  Gourmet July 1994  Converted by MC_Buster.  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“Our hopelessness and our helplessness are no barrier to (God’s) work. Indeed our utter incapacity is often the prop He delights to use for His next act… We are facing one of the principles of Yahweh’s modus operandi. When His people are without strength, without resources, without hope, without human gimmicks – then He loves to stretch forth His hand from heaven. Once we see where God often begins we will understand how we may be encouraged. #Ralph Davis”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1796 Calories From Fat: 720 Total Fat: 82.2g Cholesterol: 149.7mg Sodium: 8189mg Potassium: 6336.9mg Carbohydrates: 165.7g Fiber: 52.6g Sugar: 46g Protein: 121g