This one's for all the vegetarians who cannot experience the savory epiphany that is a well made lasagna. Lasagna with meat sauce is arguably the rank #1 contender for any
and all titles, that food could hold. However, this one comes pretty close to emulating the richness and grandeur only a steamy lasagna can hope to achieve. It is laden with
cheese in three varieties and the most savory bechamél one could imagine.
The bechamél
Heat up butter a large non-stick pot. Mix in flour until the consistency is crumbly. Slowly stir in milk and let thicken, then consistently add the rest of the milk.
Add cottage cheese, mascarpone, a generous amount of salt and one or two good pinches of nutmeg. If you want to be an italian purist you will let the sauce simmer for about 20 minutes
until the taste of flour has dispersed. Personally, I like to add oregano leaves, that supplement the bland taste of pure bechamél.
The veggies
Cut carrots and zucchini into thin slices no more than 5mm thick. Cook them for a few minutes in vegetable stock. Meanwhile, dice onions and start frying them in oil. After the vegetables
have started to soften, drain the stock and let them dry for a minute. Cut garlic and add to the oil, then add the veggies. Spice with salt and pepper and if you haven't used oregano in the
bechamél, use it here.Stir fry for about 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and add parsil.
The layering
Start with noodles at the bottom, add a layer of vegetables, then bechamél, then a little bit of the grated cheese. Reoeat until you arrive at the top of the dish, or your ingredients run out.
You should have about half of the grated cheese left, sprinkle on top.
Bake in the oven at 180° C for about 25-30 minutes, or until lightly brown. Let rest for 10 minutes before eating, so the sauce can assimilate. Love life.
Cheese infused vegetable lasagna
Ingredients (3 Servings)
180g fresh lasagna sheets
650ml of milk 3,5%
200gcottage cheese 4%
125g mascarpone
50g flour
50 butter
2 medium zucchinis
1 large carrot
1 large onion
200g of gratedcheese of your choice
Spices
3 cloves garlic
oregano
parsil
nutmeg
vegetable stock
Salt and Pepper to taste
Nutrition Values
Per 347.5g Serving Size
kcal 1084
Total Fat 68.2g
Saturated Fat n/a
Trans Fat n/a
Sodium 2279mg
Total Carbohydrates 68.7g
Sugars 23.2g
Dietary Fiber 5.3g
Protein 49g