Tom Kitchin Smoked Salmon Lasagna Food

POTATO AND SMOKED SALMON LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Melt the butter in a large, heavy skillet.
• Stir in the leek and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes.
• Transfer to a large bowl and add the garlic and parsley.
• Wipe out the skillet.
• Add the spinach and toss over medium-high heat until wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Stir the spinach into the mushrooms and season with coarse salt.
• In a small bowl, combine the clam juice, cream, tarragon and 1 tsp coarse salt.
• In a large bowl, rinse the potato slices in cold running water until the water runs clear.
• Drain the potato slices and pat dry.
• In a 9 X 13 inch non-reactive baking dish, arrange 1/3 of the potatoes, overlapping the slices.
• Spread ½ the spinach-mushroom mixture over the potatoes and sprinkle with half of the smoked salmon.
• Repeat the process with another ½ the remaining potato slices and all the other ½ of the spinach-mushroom mixture.
• Cover with the last potato layer and pour the cream mixture evenly over the top.
• Cover the lasagne with foil and bake for 1 hour.
• Uncover and bake for about 30 minutes longer, or until the potatoes are tender and golden.
• Note: The lasagne can be made 1 day ahead to this point; cover and refrigerate.
• Let return to room temperature, then rewarm in a 350F oven for about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Broil the lasagne for about 1 minute, until the potatoes are crisp.
• Let cool slightly before serving.

SMOKED SALMON LASAGNE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C To make the white sauce saute the sliced leeks and cashews in a little water until soft. Transfer to a blender and add the milk. Blend until smooth and then return to the pan.
• Mix the cornflour with 2 teaspoons of water until smooth, and then add to the sauce. Bring back to the boil. If the sauce seem too thick, add more milk. If too thin add mor cornflour. Season with salt and pepper.
• Put the mushrooms and balsamic vinegar in a frying pan and cook over hihg heat, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the chopped basil.
• Spread a third of the white sauce over the base of a 3 litre (12 cup) casserole dish. Add a layer of the lasagne sheets, then half the spinach and the mushrooms. Top with another layer of lasagne, another thrid of the white sauce, the asparagus, salmon, anchoives, remaining spinach and then a final layer of pasta and sauce.
• Sprinkle the feta cheese over the top. Cover and bake for 20 minutes then uncover and grill 5-8 mins to brown the top.