Black Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese
Black lentils, like French Green Lentils (lentilles du Puys), differ from other “garden variety” lentils in several ways. Black lentils retain their lens-like shape and firm pleasant texture when cooked, making them a good choice for salads. They’re much smaller, too – only about 1/8th-inch or so in diameter. Black lentils cook very quickly, requiring only about 15 – 20 minutes to cook to a pleasant ‘al dente’ consistency. The natural deep ebony color of black lentils fades to an …