Wednesday potluck: warm French lentil salad

This week was warm French lentil salad with lemons and walnuts from Moosewood's Simple Suppers. I thought it was going to be fennel overload (of which I'm not too big a fan) since it had fennel bulb and ground fennel seeds, but it was hardly noticeable once cooked down. I swapped red leafy lettuce in as a replacement for a head of escarole. The meal was delish, the lion ate a bit of lentils and some salad, but the company was a bust (first time since we've started this thing, I should add). Starfish is on 24-hour call at OHSU so it was just the two of us. We added sourdough bread and I squeezed on some goat cheese which we both enjoyed immensely. Hmm, what should next week's theme be?