Lentil

Lentils with Port-Glazed Shallots

A hearty combination of textures and flavors.

Braised Lentils with Spinach

Lenticchie Brasate
This recipe is an accompaniment for Chicken Breast Valdostana with Braised Lentils.

Fusilli with Lentils and Sausage

Spicy Lamb and Lentils

For a special touch, serve a fresh tomato chutney (recipe follows) alongside.

Kielbasa and Lentil Salad with Warm Mustard-Fennel Dressing

Red Lentil Soup with Garam Masala

Garam means "hot" and masala means "spiced," though the mixture is not chili-hot. Instead the classic garam masala spices called for in the recipe-cardamom, cloves, black pepper, cumin, and cinnamon-are warmly aromatic.

Lentil, Garbanzo Bean and Tomato Salad

Salade Chaude aux Lentilles Avec Vinaigrette à la Moutarde

Common brown lentils may be substituted for the lentils of Le Puy but they cook much more quickly- in about twelve minutes initially. In this recipe the carrots may be cooked separately in boiling salted water until tender for a brighter color. Lentilles du Puy (French green lentils) are available at specialty foods shops and some natural foods stores.

Bulgur and Lentil Salad with Tarragon and Walnuts

Packaged tabbouleh mixes, available at most supermarkets, are a good source of the fine bulgur recommended in this recipe, but don't use the accompanying seasoning pouch if one is included. Bulgur - wheat berries that have been steamed, dried, and then cracked - is also found in natural foods stores. Although this salad is wonderful with standard supermarket lentils and a coarser grind of bulgur, the French lentils and fine bulgur produce a delicate, more refined version.

Hearty Lentil Soup with Bacon and Herbs

We adapted this recipe from one by Terrance Brennan, the chef-owner of Picholine restaurant in New York. He tops the soup with strips of smoked salmon.

Curried Lentil, Tomato and Lamb Stew

Garlicky Lentil Soup

Lentils with Butternut Squash and Walnuts

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

French Lentil Soup with Sausage

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 45 min

Tomatoes Stuffed with Bulgur and Pine Nuts

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 hr

Pasta with Sausage, Red Onion, and Lentils

"For my son's birthday, I'd like to make a pasta, sausage, and lentil dish that we both ate during an Italian vacation," writes Miriam Scott of New York, New York. "We stayed at Locanda l'Elisa, located just south of Lucca in Tuscany. The hotel's greenhouse-like restaurant, the Gazebo, served the pasta dish that was so wonderful. Could you possibly track down the recipe? " Adding some of the pasta's cooking water to this dish gives it a creamy quality.