1 Cup of Lentils
1 Bay Leaf
1 Onion
3 Cloves of Garlic
1 Tomato
1-2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste
1 Baguette (sliced)
Boil the lentils with a slice of onion, a clove of garlic, bay leaf, and a pinch of salt for about 20-25 minutes or until the lentils are soft but not mushy. Drain and discard onion and garlic.
Chop the remaining onion and tomato and mince the two cloves of garlic. (pre-chop all of your vegetables so you won't be walking back and forth from the house to the grill outside)
On the Grill, in a cast iron pan heat up the oil, and add in your onion. Sauté for a couple of minutes until they begin to soften, add in the garlic and tomatoes and sauté for an additional minute. Add in your lentils and sauté for another couple of minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Grill pieces of your baguette and serve along side your lentils.
**Side note: For additional flavor, while the lentils are boiling I like to add in any herbs or vegetable scraps I have lying around. A piece of carrot, celery, or parsley any of these would be great to build a stock of sort while the lentils are boiling. Or, you can also use vegetable stock in place of water to boil the lentils.