Linsen with Spätzle is a very famous dish in the south part of Germany. There is even a song about it called "Linsengericht" by Herrn Stumpfes Zieh & Zupf Kapelle in which they sing the recipe.

ingredients

lentils

1 onion(s), diced
½ leek(s), cut into rings
1 carrot(s), cut into slices
2 slice(s) of celeriac (medium slices), diced
150 g lentils, if possible, real albumin lentils
150 g smoked tofu
500 ml vegetable stock
1 small potato(s), grated
2 tbsp oil
salt and pepper
nutmeg
2 tbsp red wine vinegar to taste

Spätzle (noodles)

1 pinch of salt
6 tbsp durum wheat semolina
400 g flour
3 tsp sunflower oil
500 ml sparkling water

recipe

For the lentils:

Sauté the diced onion first, then the vegetables, but without the potato. Fry the bacon, then add the lentils (they can be soaked lentils, but don't have to be). Now pour in the stock and cook for approx. 15 minutes if using soaked lentils or longer if using dried lentils (most lentils on the market can be cooked without soaking). After about 8 minutes, add the grated potato. When the lentils are cooked, flavour with the spices and vinegar.
Heat the tofu.
Heat the spaetzle according to the packet instructions or make your own while the lentils are cooking.

For the Spätzle:

Firstly, place the flour and durum wheat semolina in a bowl.
Then add the sunflower or rapeseed oil and salt and mix together. Now gradually add the sparkling water until the dough has a viscous consistency. Leave the dough to rest for another 15 minutes.
Then bring salted water to the boil in a large pan. Prepare a second pan with cold water and place a sieve in it.
Press the dough in batches through a spaetzle press into the boiling water. The water must boil continuously while cooking.
As soon as the spaetzle float to the surface, lift them out of the water with a slotted spoon, place them in the colander and rinse in cold water. After rinsing, place in another colander to drain.
Prepare the remaining spaetzle in the same way. Once all the spaetzle have been drained, they can be fried or mixed with sauce.

Enjoy :)