Vegetable Lasagne
At a conference the other week I accidentally had a slice of vegetable lasagne for lunch. It was so good I went back for seconds.
I have never thought of a lasagne having anything but meat in it. Does any one have and recipe recommendations for making one myself?
The only lasagnes I have had in the past have been meat based with an inch of cheese on top!
I have never thought of a lasagne having anything but meat in it. Does any one have and recipe recommendations for making one myself?
The only lasagnes I have had in the past have been meat based with an inch of cheese on top!
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I like pototaes.0
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I put one together a week ago that I ended up liking more than any meat lasagna I've ever had. I kind of just threw stuff into it, but here's my best recollection of the recipe:
1 butternut squash, cubed
1 head cauliflower
6-8 cloves of garlic
4 shallots
1 cup sun dried tomatoes (you can make them yourself if you have time), diced
6 cups homemade bechamel (roughly 4 tbsp butter, the same amount flour, plus 6 cups of milk)
6 ounces shredded or grated parmesan
1.5 tsp ground cumin
1.5 tsp oregano
.75 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
4 tbsp olive oil
Lasagna noodles (I used large square ones, and just made sure I had enough for 3 layers of a 11x15" large pan
Cube the squash and cut the cauliflower into small (1-2 cm) pieces. Toss with the olive oil, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, and paprika. Spread thinly over two trays and roast in the oven at 450 until starting to caramelize (about 30-40 min). Take out, let cool slightly, and mix with the sun dried tomatoes.
I made a garlic-y bechamel by stir-frying the diced shallots in the butter until they were soft, then adding the diced garlic and frying it for about a minute longer, I then added the flour, whisked it in until everything was incorporated, and let it cook for a minute. Then, while continuing to whisk constantly, add the milk slowly. Once it's all together, bring to a low simmer until the sauce thickens. Add salt to taste, and half the parmesan.
Boil the noodles. Spray the bottom of the pan and add one layer of noodles, followed by a thick layer of veggies, then a layer 1/3 of the bechamel, more noodles, more veggies, bechamel, and the top layer of noodles. Add the remaining bechamel, and top it with the rest of the parmesan.
Bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes, or until everything is hot and the cheese had browned.0 -
Thank you so much! I'll give it a go during the week.
Also, I find the 'cup' to be the most unusual of units!0 -
Here's one that I follow loosely (uses zucchini instead of noodles). I don't eat meat so I leave that out and I've never made it the same way twice, I use whatever veggies I have on hand, I like layering in some greens too.0
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This is the one I use. Sooo yummy! http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Italpasta-Vegetarian-Lasagna-Food_com-2800060
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Or you can do what I do....puree all the veggies in a blender so that my kids dont SEE them lol.....they LOVE it....sometimes I might add a TINY bit of ground turkey but usually zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers (all different colors) etc....0
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I mix spinach and finely chopped broccoli in with some ricotta and mozzarella - adjust the cheese to vegetable ratio according to your own preference - I use lots of veggies. I usually just get a decent marinara sauce and start layering. In a baking dish, layer sauce, noodles, cheese, sauce, noodles, cheese, repeat as necessary until it is the thickness you desire. You can also replace some or all of the noodle layers with thinly sliced roasted eggplant or zucchini.0
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I never thought about it, but it might be a Canadian measurement. It's equal to 250 ml. Where are you from?0
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