panini, frittata, polenta

Sorry for the hiatus!


Farmhouse Panini: walnut-lentil pâté, rosemary aïoli, italian ciabatta, mesclun salad.


New Potato-Chive Frittata: tofu, smoked tomato jam, spinach salad, whole grain toast.


Creamy polenta with greens, caramelized onion, and grilled tofu.
All from Counter in NYC.

acorn squash with lentils & caramelized onions

Roasted acorn squash with black lentils, caramelized cipollini onions, and balsamic vinaigrette, from La Verdure at Eataly, in New York

lentil cookies

"Lentil cookies" from New Sunshine Restaurant in Staten Island, NY. They weren't super sweet, so maybe croquettes would have been a better name, but tasty either way!

mini-tiffin

A mini-tiffin plate from the canteen at Ganesh Hindu Temple in Flushing, New York City. From top left: mini idli (steamed lentil cakes) in sambar soup, world's smallest dosa, cilantro chutney, curried lentil and veggies, vada (fried lentil donut), orange semolina dessert, and more sambar and coconut chutney. All for $6!

mercimek corbasi (turkish lentil soup)

Mercimek Çorbası, the ubiquitous turkish red lentil soup, silky smooth and perfect for bread-dipping. From a soup shop in Kuşadası.

Taiwanese Argentine buffet

A sampling from one of the many vegetarian Taiwanese buffets in Rosario, Argentina (this one on Rioja by San Martin). From left, stewed lentils, sweet and sour TVP, herbed TVP, and roasted veggies.

asian rice and lentil patties

rice and lentil patties over chinese noodles, with sweet and sour vegetable sauce and cilantro
recipe from vegweb

green lentils with roasted beets

french green lentils (or at least they were green at first), onion, carrot, and roasted beets, tossed with lemon vinaigrette, topped with grated beets and mint sprigs
from Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

cheezy lentil loaf

lentil rice loaf with a vegan cheezy layer

lentil tacos

tacos made with leftover salad and lentils

red lentils & roasted leeks

see recipe

chili, cornbread, cucumber salsa

three bean chili made with homemade seitan, kidney and pinto beans & lentils (topped with lime-jalapeño tofu sour cream), cornbread, and cucumber-red onion salsa, from Angelica Kitchen in Manhattan