5 lentil vegetable food Recipes

onion, finely chopped, carrots, peeled and chopped, celery, chopped, vegetable oil, lentils, sweet potato, peeled and chopped, vegetable stock or 1 3/4 cups water

vegetable oil, extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, dijon style mustard, garlic clove, peeled, penne or medium sized pasta shells, boiled until al dente, drained, rinsed, cooled and patted dry, cooked (1 cup uncooked) french whole green lentils, cooled and patted dry, grated carrot, sliced scallions, diced celery, diced red or yellow bell pepper, chopped flat leaf parsley and fresh basil, tomatoes, left whole if small or halved, toasted pine nuts , optional

vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, bell pepper (red or green), finely chopped, ketchup, garlic, finely chopped, dried brown lentils , picked over and rinsed, dried oregano, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, ground beef, worcestershire sauce, whole-wheat hamburger buns, toasted, cheddar cheese, sliced pickles and/or pickled jalapeno peppers, for topping (optional)

red lentil , picked over (available at natural foods stores, east indian markets, and some supermarkets), onions, chopped, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, minced, grated peeled fresh gingerroot, ground cumin, ground coriander, chicken broth, drained canned tomato, vegetable oil, minced seeded fresh red chili (wear rubber gloves ) or 1/4 tsp hot red pepper flakes, cumin seed, turmeric, fresh coriander sprig, if desired (to garnish ), pappadams (available at east indian markets and specialty foods shops), vegetable oil (for frying the pappadams)