A rustic wooden table spread with ancient breads, olives, figs, and a steaming bowl of stew

Biblical Recipes

Recipes drawn straight from the pages of Scripture - simple, nourishing, and rich with story.

A hearty bowl of Daniel Fast lentil and vegetable soup with herbs
Soups & Stews

Daniel Fast Lentil & Vegetable Soup

Daniel 1:12

 Roasted bell peppers stuffed with quinoa and chickpeas
Main Dishes

Daniel Fast Stuffed Peppers

Daniel 1:12

 A jar of Daniel Fast overnight oats topped with dates, figs and walnuts
Breakfasts

Daniel Fast Overnight Oats

Daniel 1:12

 A fresh Daniel Fast three-bean salad with red onion and parsley
Fasting Meals

Daniel Fast Three-Bean Salad

Daniel 1:12

 A steaming earthenware bowl of red lentil stew topped with fresh mint and a drizzle of olive oil
Soups & Stews

Jacob's Red Lentil Stew

Genesis 25:29-34

 A dense, dark loaf of seven-grain Ezekiel bread sliced open on a linen cloth
Bread & Grains

Ezekiel's Seven-Grain Bread

Ezekiel 4:9

 Warm flatbread topped with sliced fresh figs and a glistening drizzle of golden honey
Bread & Grains

Fig and Honey Flatbread

1 Samuel 30:12

 A bright salad scattered with ruby pomegranate seeds, fresh herbs, and crumbled cheese
Salads

Solomon's Pomegranate Salad

Song of Solomon 4:3

 A golden olive oil cake dusted with sugar, one slice cut to reveal a tender crumb
Desserts

The Widow's Olive Oil Cake

1 Kings 17:12

 Whole fish grilling over glowing charcoal beside flatbread on a lakeside fire
Fish

Grilled Fish of Galilee

John 21:9-13

 Thin, pale honey wafers stacked on a plate, lightly speckled and glazed
Snacks

Manna-Style Honey Wafers

Exodus 16:31

 A rustic pot of slow-cooked lamb stew with tender meat, onions, and fragrant herbs
Main Dishes

Abraham's Lamb Stew

Genesis 18:7-8

 A bowl of toasted whole grain kernels beside fresh bread and a cup of vinegar
Breakfasts

Boaz's Roasted Grain

Ruth 2:14

 A simple plate of legumes and leafy greens with a cup of water, a humble fasting meal
Fasting Meals

Daniel's Pulse Salad

Daniel 1:12

 A bowl of creamy hummus swirled with olive oil and dusted with paprika, with pita alongside
Dips & Spreads

Biblical Hummus

2 Samuel 17:28

 Golden baked falafel patties with fresh herbs, lemon and a bowl of tahini
Main Dishes

Baked Falafel

Genesis 1:29

 A fresh chickpea salad with cucumber, red onion and herbs in a ceramic bowl
Salads

Chickpea Salad

Daniel 1:12

 Freshly baked pita bread, one puffed and torn open, stacked on a wooden board
Bread & Grains

Pita Bread

Genesis 18:6

 A platter of mujadara, lentils and rice topped with golden caramelized onions
Main Dishes

Mujadara

Genesis 25:34

 A herb-roasted leg of lamb on a platter with rosemary, garlic and lemon
Main Dishes

Roasted Lamb

Exodus 12:8

 A hearty meatless vegetable soup with beans and greens in a rustic bowl
Soups & Stews

Lenten Vegetable Soup

Matthew 4:2

 A creamy white bean and kale soup drizzled with olive oil
Soups & Stews

Lenten White Bean & Kale Soup

Joel 2:12

 A baked white fish fillet with lemon, herbs and olive oil
Fish

Lenten Baked Fish

Luke 24:42

 An earthenware jug and bowl of golden oil with myrrh, cinnamon and cassia bark and fragrant calamus reeds
Sacred Oils

Holy Anointing Oil

Exodus 30:23-25

 A rustic bowl of charoset, a chunky paste of chopped apples, walnuts and dates dusted with cinnamon, with matzo alongside
Passover

Charoset

Exodus 1:14

 Rounds and shards of thin unleavened flatbread stacked on a linen cloth with a dish of olive oil
Bread & Grains

Unleavened Bread

Exodus 12:39