James Martins Vegetable Lasagne Food

JAMES MARTIN'S VEGETABLE LASAGNE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6).
• Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook for 1-2 mins.
• Take the pan off the heat and gradually stir in the milk to get a smooth cheese sauce. Return to the heat, continue stirring. Bring to the boil then simmer for 8-10 mins.
• Add half the grated cheese and heat gently for 1 min, whisking until the cheeses have melted, season with nutmeg, salt and black pepper.
• Put the creamed mushrooms into a bowl and combine with half the cheese.
• Put half the cheese and mushrooms sauce in the bottom of an oven proof dish and pour over 1 can of ratatouille. Lay 3-4 pasta sheets over the top then repeat.
• Pour the remainder of the cheese sauce over the top of the lasagne, sprinkle with the remaining Gruyere and Parmesan.
• Bake in the oven for 30-40 mins. Allow to stand for 10 mins before serving.

VEGETARIAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• For the sauce: Put the olive oil and garlic in a medium pot over low heat. Cook the garlic, stirring occasionally at first and more often as it colors, until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-low, add the onions and a large pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and red pepper flakes, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, bay leaves, basil sprig, thyme and 1 teaspoon salt, raise the heat to medium and bring the sauce to a lively simmer. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until quite thick (if you draw a spoon through the sauce, you'll see the bottom of the pot for a few seconds before the sauce fills back in), about 30 minutes. As the sauce thickens, turn the heat down a bit so the bottom doesn't scorch. Stir in the chopped basil. Let cool to room temperature before assembling the lasagna. (Makes 1 quart.)
• To assemble: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Squeeze the spinach in your hands to remove as much liquid as possible. Put it in a large bowl, and stir in the ricotta, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan, the egg, 1 teaspoon salt and the nutmeg.
• Spread 3/4 cup of the tomato sauce on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Lay 3 lasagna noodles across the sauce (they won't touch). Spread 3/4 cup tomato sauce on top. Dollop 1/3 of the ricotta mixture (about 1 cup) across the sauce, and use the back of a spoon to spread it (it will smush into the tomato sauce, which is fine). Scatter 1 cup of the mozzarella on top.
• Repeat the layering 2 more times. Top with the last 3 noodles, spread the last 3/4 cup tomato sauce over them and scatter the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan over the top. Spray a large piece of foil with cooking spray, and cover the baking dish.
• Bake until the noodles are soft and the cheese has melted, about 40 minutes. Remove the foil, and continue to bake until the cheese is bubbling and the lasagna is slightly browned around the edges, about 15 minutes more. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

VEGETARIAN LASAGNE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions and garlic until softened a little, then add the carrots, and sweet potato (or butternut squash) and fry for a couple of minutes. Then add both tomato sauces, the lentils and herbs.
• Simmer for around 15-20 minutes until the lentils are tender, adding the spinach after around 10 minutes. If required add a little water / vegetable stock for the lentils to absorb.
• Once the spinach has wilted, fill your lasagne dish with alternate layers of mixture and lasagne sheets, until the dish is full. Pour on the cheese sauce and sprinkle some grated cheese in between each layer and on top to give the lasagne a golden finish.
• Place in the oven at 200 C for around 30 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.
• This is easily good enough to eat on its own, but serving with a side salad or some green veg would be especially good!

EASY VEGETARIAN LASAGNE

Steps:

• 1. Cook the noodles.
• 2. Prepare a 9 x 13 pan by putting a thin film of canola oil on the bottom to coat it. Then put a few tablespoons of the tomato sauce on the bottom to coat as well.
• 3. Put down a few of the lasagne noodles. On top of the noodles put spoonfuls of the ricotta cheese, then tomato sauce, then spoonfuls of the shredded cheese mix. Sprinkle over this some of the onions, parsley flakes and soy crumbles.
• 4. Repeat the layers.
• 5. The top should be the noodles covered completely with sauce and then cheese. You might want shredded parmesan on top as well.
• 6. Cook at 400 degrees Farenheit for about 15 minutes. The sauce should be bubbly.
• 7. Let the lasagne sit for a few minutes before serving.