With or without meat, lasagne is a healthy and filling meal. Add in layers of vegetables and it packs a tasty and nutritious punch.
Ingredients:
2 medium zucchini (halved and cut in 1/4″ slices)
6 sheets of Duso’s fresh lasagne pasta noodles (or lasagna noodles of your choice). If you use fresh pasta you don’t have to muck about cooking noodles (just make sure your tomato sauce is a little on the thin side so the noodles will cook through).
2 c. ricotta (one recipe of homemade ricotta will do it)
1/4 c. feta cheese crumbled
3 Tbsp parmesan
2 eggs
1 650 mL jar of pasta sauce (I like President’s Choice fire roasted tomato or primavera)
1 bunch kale (washed, centre stem removed and rough chopped)
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic (peeled and pressed)
1 340 g package of mozzarella cheese, grated
Extra parmesan for sprinkling.
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Zucchini layer: Cut the zucchini in half and then slice into 1/4″ slices. Put in a pie plate, cover with plastic wrap, poke a few steam holes and pop it in the microwave for 4 minutes. Let stand until cool.
Kale layer: Heat olive oil in a large pan, put the garlic cloves through a garlic press (or chop fine) and add to the pan. Add the kale and saute 5-7 minutes until kale is wilted. Add fresh ground pepper and salt to taste. If you don’t like kale you could use chard or spinach.
Ricotta layer: Beat 2 eggs into the ricotta and stir in the crumbled feta, add 3 Tbsp parmesan and a grinding of fresh pepper plus a tsp of dried basil. Mix well.
In a 2 quart baking dish ayer the lasagne as follows:
Put a thin layer of tomato sauce to coat the bottom the dish.
Layer of half the kale
Layer of half the zucchini
Noodle layer
Press down to compact.
Tomato sauce
Other half of kale
Half the ricotta mixture
Noodle layer
Tomato sauce
Other half zucchini
Other half ricotta
Noodle layer
Last of the sauce
Top with 2 c. of mozzarella and a sprinkling of parmesan
Bake for 45 minutes. For easier cutting let the lasagne stand for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the noodles to absorb any excess liquid. This is even better on day two.
Serves 6.