Lentilshave a bit of a PR problem in America.

Truth is, few ingredients fuse nutrition, affordability, ease, and taste quite like the humble lentil.

This dish, a bistro classic, is a testament to its greatness.

Paleo roast salmon with lentils

Mitch Mandel and Thomas MacDonald

While thesalmonroasts away in the oven, the lentils are simmered into tender submission.

Separately, each makes for fine eating, but together they merge into something truly special.

Here are some of the top health benefits of lentils.

Now, do you see why our earliest ancestors ate them?

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