Subscribers Only Black Lentils with Crispy Garlic and Labne They appear expensive and complicated, but are actually pretty cheap and can be cooked just like pasta.
Squash Soup with Lentils and Herbs More squash than lentil, this soup has a lovely little sweetness and just enough cumin to remind me of eating soup from a co-op– a very specific, niche yet evocative reference.
Lentils (Daal) with Fried Lemon and Garlic While red, yellow or brown lentils/daal would work here (black and green will never fully achieve that porridge-like texture, so I would not use them here), I prefer yellow or red because I am superficial and I think those are the most gorgeous quick-cooking lentils.