| Deuteronomy / Deverim 32:2 | May my discourse come down as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, Like showers on young growth, Like droplets on the grass.* | יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי כִּשְׂעִירִם עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִים עֲלֵי־עֵשֶׂב׃ |
* Translation from Sefaria: The Contemporary Torah, JPS, 2006
Ingredients as Shown:
- 5 Slices of Tomato (any size, from cherry to beefsteak)
- 5 similarly sized slices of fresh mozzarella
- 1 more tomato half (or you could substitute an olive half)
- Fresh basil leaves, preferably attached to the stem
- Olive oil, preferably in a small squeeze bottle
- Salt (course kosher works better).
- Determine if your tomato or mozzarella slices are bigger. Arrange whichever is bigger in a circle, as shown.
2. Top with the smaller item, and add the tomato half in the center.
3. Place the basil stem below to form a flower. Add individual basil leaves as needed to make it look nice.
4. Add the rain and the dew: drizzle olive oil, top with the salt. Kosher salt will remain visible, and give a more tangible feeling of dew.
5. Stop to admire your work.
6. Then place the basil leaves on the individual piles, and eat.
YUM!