what should Liz do with a bag of lentils?

[edenfalling]

So hey, question for you all!

Today I acquired the bag of red lentils pictured above -- look when outgoing tenants leave stuff in their apartments at the end of their leases, sometimes we make off with various items before either donating the rest to the local re-use center or chucking it in the trash (depending on the nature and condition of said items), and dry goods are dead useful, generally speaking -- but unfortunately I have precisely zero idea what to do with them, aside from, you know, maybe make lentil soup with mixed vegetables.

Therefore: what are some good but fairly low-effort lentil-based recipes?

Comments

[marmota_b]

I was going to suggest something and then realised from Transposable's comment that it really is more of a cold weather dish.
But I like it!
So if you feel like it, lentils cooked (I think the recipe says with thyme), then salted, thickened with roux (traditionally made with lard but maybe you're better off using something else if you don't have nice lard...), add a bit of vinegar for taste (last time I was making it, I used balsamico). Eaten usually with sausages. Sometimes fried eggs. Or bacon. (And pickles, but I leave those out - I generally leave those out because they usually don't agree with me.) And you can also sautée some chopped onions to top it with.
It doesn't look like much but it's nice. It's one of my comfort foods and I don't make it anywhere near often enough because my sister does not like legumens very much. I prefer it only slightly vinegary.

[marmota_b]

Feast your eyes on the options: https://www.google.com/search?q=%C4%8Do%C4%8Dka+na+kyselo&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp8J32vLHqAhXKMewKHUZmAFwQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1366&bih=686

[edenfalling]

Oooh. *makes note*