Name: Crushed puy lentils with tahini and cumin
Ingredients: 200g puy lentils; 30g unsalted butter; 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to finish; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 1 tsp ground cumin; 3 medium tomatoes, skinned and cut into 1cm dice; 25g coriander leaves, chopped; 4 tbsp tahini; 2 tbsp lemon juice; salt and black pepper; ½ small red onion, peeled and sliced very thin; 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered

Crushed puy lentils with tahini and cumin

Side Midweek

Serves 2 as a main, 4 as a side

This sustaining meal-on-a-plate is a little bit like hummus, though much easier and quicker to prepare. With warm flatbread, I could eat this every day.

Ingredients

200g	puy lentils
30g	unsalted butter
2 tbsp	olive oil, plus extra to finish
3	garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1 tsp	ground cumin
3	medium tomatoes, skinned and cut into 1cm dice
25g	coriander leaves, chopped
4 tbsp	tahini
2 tbsp	lemon juice
	salt and black pepper
½	small red onion, peeled and sliced very thin
2	hard-boiled eggs, quartered

Method

Bring a medium pan of water to a boil. Add the lentils and cook for 15-20 minutes, until completely cooked, drain and set aside.
Put the butter and oil in a large sauté pan and place on a medium-high heat. Once the butter melts, add the garlic and cumin, and cook for a minute. Add the tomatoes, 20g of coriander and the cooked lentils. Cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes, then add the TAHINI, lemon juice, 70ml of water, a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of black pepper. Turn down the heat to medium and cook gently, stirring, for a few minutes more, until hot and thickened. Roughly mash the lentils with a potato masher, so that some are broken up and you get a thick, porridge consistency.
Spread out the lentils on a flat platter, run a fork through to make a wavy pattern on top, and scatter on the sliced onion, the remaining coriander and a final drizzle of olive oil. Serve warm with the hard-boiled eggs alongside.