Name: Crushed Lentils with Tahini and Cumin
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 1 cup small green Puy lentils (look for the smaller ones, sometimes called French lentils, not the regular ones); 2 Tbsp unsalted butter; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tsp ground cumin; scant 2 cups finely diced tomatoes; a full cup of cilantro leaves (or as many as you can muster); 1/4 cup tahini paste; 2 Tbsp lemon juice (I used one lemon); salt and fresh ground black pepper; 1/3 small red onion, sliced very thinly; 4 eggs, hard boiled; garnish; hot smoked paprika, regular paprika, or sumac; a good drizzle of olive oil