Lentil recipes

Lentils are a benefit-packed legume that are a storecupboard essential. They’re loaded with fibre, protein and vitamins and are a cheap, easy and delicious way to bulk up a recipe. Try them here in vegetarian, vegan and meat dishes, including soups, casseroles, salads and a knockout lasagne.

Whether you’re looking for a coconut dal, halloumi-topped stew or veggie ragù for pasta, you’ll find so much choice here. Discover salads like our puy lentil and tomato one, pair them with meat in our braised sausages, lentil and fennel dish, opt for hearty and healthy with a parsnip, carrot and red lentil dal, or try a classic (and delicious) dal makhani.

Want to use a specific type up? We’ve got recipes specifically for puy lentils, too!

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One-pot koshari (Egyptian pasta, rice and lentils)

One-pot meals

One-pot koshari (Egyptian pasta, rice and lentils)

Koshari is Egypt's national dish, an intriguing mix of long and short pastas, rice and lentils, topped with crispy fried onions.

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Slow cooker Italian lentils with sausages and chilli

Slow cook

Slow cooker Italian lentils with sausages and chilli

This hearty Italian sausage and lentil stew recipe from Charlotte Pike only needs a little prep, before you let your slow cooker do the work.

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Puy lentil and tomato salad with jammy onions and crispy feta

Lentils

Puy lentil and tomato salad with jammy onions and crispy feta

This lentil salad combines the freshest tomatoes, lightly marinated, and red onions prepared two ways. Add crispy feta for creamy crunch.

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Braised sausages, lentils and fennel

One-pot meals

Braised sausages, lentils and fennel

Georgina Hayden's braised sausages with fennel and lentils is a weeknight winner. A one-pot family dinner that doesn't skimp on flavour.

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Green chicken and lentils

Healthy chicken

Green chicken and lentils

Whizzed up watercress, spinach and dill provide a verdant green sauce for crispy skin chicken thighs, nutty lentils and charred asparagus.

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Dal dhokli

Lentils

Dal dhokli

Dal dhokli is a traditional Gujarati dish of dal with dumplings. Nisha Parmar shares her thrifty recipe, which makes smart use leftover dal.

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Chicken thighs with curried leeks and lentils

Quick midweek meals

Chicken thighs with curried leeks and lentils

This comforting bowl of creamy curried lentils, soft sweet leeks and juicy chicken thighs is just what you need on a cold day.

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Parsnip, carrot and red lentil dal

Lentils

Parsnip, carrot and red lentil dal

Sweet carrot and parsnip give a twist on coconut dal in this simple vegan supper. Add thin slivers of veg to the tarka for a crispy topping.

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Roasted lentil khichuri

Lentils

Roasted lentil khichuri

Creamy rice and lentil khichdi is a homely staple. This Bengali version has a deep nutty flavour from roasted lentils.

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Dal makhani

Recipes from restaurants

Dal makhani

Dal makhani is a black dal, and this recipe from much-loved Babur restaurant in London's Honor Oak is irresistibly good.

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Lentil and mushroom ragù with spaghetti

Lentils

Lentil and mushroom ragù with spaghetti

Lentil ragù offers all the rich depth of its meatier counterparts, finished with a dollop of mascarpone for the silkiest sauce ever.

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Coconut dhal and chapatis

Lentils

Coconut dhal and chapatis

Nearly all the ingredients for this fragrant coconut dal come from the cupboard. Serve with homemade chapatis for a filling, budget dinner.

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Steak and lentil salad with rocket salsa verde

High protein

Steak and lentil salad with rocket salsa verde

Stretch one steak to serve two in this wallet-friendly steak salad recipe. Drizzle with punchy salsa verde and serve with lentils and rocket.

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Lamb meatballs and curried lentils

Budget recipes

Lamb meatballs and curried lentils

Get out of a meal rut by dishing up filling bowls of delicious (ready-made) lamb meatballs with a coconut, lime and curried lentil broth.

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Root vegetable and lentil tagine

Lentils

Root vegetable and lentil tagine

Our take on a Moroccan tagine is packed with warming spices, seasonal veg and fibre-rich lentils for a healthy, vegan midweek meal.

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Charred broccoli steaks with lentil salad and harissa yogurt

Broccoli

Charred broccoli steaks with lentil salad and harissa yogurt

Serve charred broccoli steaks with black lentils and a punchy harissa yogurt for an easy, flavour-packed vegetarian dinner for two.

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