Lentils Provençale

• 1 pound lentils
• 1 Spanish onion
• salt
• 4-6

Place lentils in a large saucepan. Fill pan with water and bring gently to a boil. Remove saucepan from heat and let lentils soak in hot water for 1 hour.

Drain lentils and cook with onion in salted water until tender. The length of time for cooking lentils depends on their type and their age. In any case, after ½ hour look at them from time to time to see if they are cooked.

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