Basic French Lentils Recipe | Cook the Book

I finally found the perfect recipe for Basic French Lentils in Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table–a recipe with a few key ingredients and plenty of stock.

Lentil Ragout - French Puy lentil side dish

A wonderful simple, classic lentil side dish using dried lentils that takes a mere 10 minutes to prepare then you just let it simmer away for 30 minutes to work its magic!

Easy Lentil Soup

This easy lentil soup is packed with flavor thanks to a dual-use mixture of parsley, garlic, and lemon zest that gets added both before and after cooking.

French Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese and Walnuts From 'My Paris Kitchen'

Made with sturdy lentils du Puy and a simple Dijon vinaigrette, David Lebovitz's lentil salad doesn't stray far from expected flavors. But each bite sings in perfect harmony with the next, making this dish a perfect template for experimentation.

French Lentil Soup with Escarole

This lentil soup, with smoky bacon, Puy lentils, red wine, and escarole, is a hearty bowl that's perfect for a chilly day. Serve with crusty bread or croutons.

French in a Flash: Olivey French Lentil and Barley Salad

This salad is made from French Puy lentils and barley dressed with fresh thyme, lemon, and tapenade, and tossed with parsley and scallions. It goes perfectly with roast salmon, my virtuous food.

Provencal Lentil Zucchini Soup

A hearty soup that makes a great vegetarian main course.

Lentil Tabbouleh Salad with French Lentils - Striped Spatula

This easy to make lentil salad combines the bright, fresh flavors of tabbouleh with tender, protein-packed lentils. Serve it as a light lunch with warm flatbread, on a mezze board, or as a side dish.

Sexy Lentil Salad

Secret to a great lentil salad - cook lentils in a simple flavoured broth or marinate canned lentils. Sprinkle with feta, drizzle with lemon salad dressing!

French Lentils with Sausage, Wilted Arugula, & Dijon Mustard

If I had one week left to live, I'd have to devote a meal to a plate of French lentils. They have a flavor and bite lacking in the common supermarket variety, which too often melts into starchy mush. Not that this dish is much of a looker: It's olive drab lentils with brown sausage. The arugula, which you'd hope would add color, wilts down to puny green strands that snake through the bowl. But what it lacks in aesthetics it makes up for in flavor, which packs a wallop. Cloves add sweet and spicy...