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My fav way to eat lentils lately, especially the de Puy green lentils is simmer them for 15-20 min. In the meantime, saute onion, carrot, and fennel (if it's around) in olive oil. Toss drained lentils with veggies, top all with a strongly seasoned Dijon vinaigrette with lots of fresh pepper and some fresh parsley if you have it around. Serve on top of arugula with a poached egg on top. Voila!

If you're lucky enough to still have good eggplants in season, this lentil dish is amazing:
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/eggplant_lentil_stew_with_pomegranate_molasses/

I've made it with tamarind paste instead of pom. molasses and it was even better! I've thought about making this fall appropriate by using a squash instead of eggplant.

I like to make something like bbq baked beans but with lentils instead when I decide I want baked beans but didn't think to soak some actual beans overnight. This http://www.recipezaar.com/BBQ-Lentils-148341 is a good example.

But my favorite lentils ever are the lentils with mint and cilantro from the Apicius cookbook.

I made this dish of Lentils and Sausage with Chard last weekend and it was delicious! http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Lentils-with-Sausage-and-Swiss-Chard-103446

Fakes soup is dead easy, perfect wonderfulness. Red vinegar olive oil... every time I make it people ask me for the recipe. It's greek and I love it.

I never had lentils until I moved to Peru - now we eat them about once a week. I like to make this soup -
http://kelly-whatwereeating.blogspot.com/2008/12/soup-is-awesome.html

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Greek-Lentil-Soup-Fakes/Detail.aspx

I love miser wat, an Ethiopian stew with red lentils.

I also like to make lentil stew (recipe from the Olive Garden website), but with a little crumbled sausage, balsamic vinegar and a few chili flakes.

Lentil soup is also delicious.

I love lentils! My two favorite ways to eat them are with chevre and walnuts:

http://www.foodtv.ca/recipes/recipedetails.aspx?dishid=9108

and with hot chili garlic oil ala Mario Batali:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/lentil-soup-with-chili-oil-zuppa-di-lenticchie-recipe/index.html

Mujadarah, we eat this a lot since my husband grew up eating it. It's a casserole of lentils and rice (or you can use bulghur instead of rice) topped with caramelized onions. You can season it with cumin and/or allspice, and make a dressing of yogurt, cucumbers, garlic and mint to go with it.

http://www.recipezaar.com/Mujadarah-lentils-With-Rice-Middle-East-Palestine-322497

We also make lentil soup very often, a big pot in the fridge to round out the week's meals. Adding lemon juice at the table, or a little yogurt, makes lentil soup especially tasty.

I'll have to try a few of these other recipes that are in the post and the comments, thank you, I really love lentils.