To all the lentils I have loved before ……
![dried blue green lentils in a cast iron pot](https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gaelle-marcel-353648-unsplash-e1541339528144-656x768.jpg)
As the opening post for a blog, a dish made of lentils makes for a photographic challenge. Not for me the acid bright sharpness of citrus or the mouth- watering pinks of watermelon. Lentils only look good raw, once cooked to comforting softness they lose any claim to beauty.