. . . with this fabulous salad from Joan Nathan’s latest cookbook “King Solomon’s Table”. It combines two grains (barley and wheat), and five fruit (grapes, olives, dates, pomegranates and figs) – foods that were eaten during biblical times – with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and some seasonings. I chose a quick-cooking barley and freekeh (a delicious green wheat) for the grains, and seasoned them with extra virgin Bariani olive oil, a little sea salt and a splash of balsamic vinegar. The cooked grains were combined with organic microgreens and then topped with the sliced fruit. It makes the perfect meal for a summer evening – filling, yet light and exotic.