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29 winning lentil recipes for all seasons

Get a leg up on your legumes.
Ben Dearnley

Rustic, comforting and simple. Lentils of any colour form a hearty, nourishing base for soups and salads, and are the backbone to many recipes. Their nutty and earthy flavours mean they’re a good match for vegetables such as beetroot and Brussels sprouts, and meat proteins such as pork, sausages and chicken.

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Here, we have easy lentil recipes such as our golden coconut-curried lentils recipe and a recipe for beetroot, feta and brown lentils salad ready in less than 30 minutes. We also have recipes a soup recipe made with red lentils, a dhal and barramundi dish handily made in one pot and perfect for a weeknight dinner.

Many of these recipes with lentils are plant based, budget friendly and are ideal for people who love prepping meal plans. Really, what’s not to love about lentils?

Here are our best lentil recipes to make.

Photo: William Meppem

Persian red lentil soup with tahini, beetroot and fried mint

Photo: James Moffatt

Puy lentils with bacon and Brussels sprouts

Photo: James Moffatt

Coconut-curried lentils

Koshari
Photo: William Meppem

Koshari

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Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt
Photo: Prue Ruscoe

Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt

Red lentil fritters with green yoghurt
Photo: William Meppem

Red lentil fritters with green yoghurt

Tempered dhal
Photo: Alicia Taylor

How to make the perfect tempered dhal

Green asparagus, lentil and labne salad
Photo: Chris Chen

Green asparagus, lentil and labne salad

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Roast trout with warm green lentil and bacon dressing
Photo: William Meppem

Roast trout with warm green lentil and bacon dressing

Braised pork and fennel sausages with lentils and rosemary
Photo: Nic Gossage

Braised pork and fennel sausages with lentils and rosemary

Crisp Brussels sprouts with lentils
Photo: William Meppem

Porteño’s crisp Brussels sprouts with lentils

Photo: Chris Court

Spiced chicken, tomato and lentil soup

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Roti with chana dhal
Photo: William Meppem

Roti with chana dhal

Caramelised pumpkin, corn and lentil bowl
Photo: William Meppem

Caramelised pumpkin, corn and lentil bowl

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Beetroot, feta and lentil salad

Jeera rice and dhal curry
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Jeera rice and dhal

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Red lentil soup with yoghurt and coriander
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Red lentil soup with yoghurt and coriander

Grilled lamb cutlets with yoghurt and fresh chilli chutney
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Grilled lamb cutlets with yoghurt and fresh chilli chutney

Pork rib, black lentil and white bean stew
Photo: William Meppem

Pork rib, black lentil and white bean stew

Home-cured pork with lentil salad
Photo: Chris Court

Home-cured pork with lentil salad

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Green lentils with salami and cavolo nero
Photo: William Meppem

Green lentils with salami and cavolo nero

Rice and lentil risotto with pancetta
Photo: Chris Court

Rice and lentil risotto with pancetta

Grilled bean salad with lentils
Photo: Chris Chen

Grilled bean salad with lentils

Insalata of bitter leaves, lentils,  onion and pecorino
Photo: Chris Chen

Insalata of bitter leaves, lentils, onion and pecorino

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Photo: Photo: Craig Wall

Coconut lentil dhal with barramundi

Photo: William Meppem

Lentil and speck soup with beetroot slaw

Chicken, lentil and kale soup
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chicken, lentil and kale soup

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Saba Alemayoh’s birsen (red split lentil stew)

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Photo: William Meppem

Dosas with coconut lentil curry

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