Roast Vegetable Lasagna
This delectable lasagna recipe combines layers of rich tomato sauce with roasted vegetables, savory ricotta-spinach filling, and gooey melted cheese, creating a mouthwatering and satisfying dish. The aromatic blend of herbs and spices enhances the flavors, making each bite a delicious experience. With a crispy, golden-brown cheese topping, this lasagna is a comforting and hearty meal that is perfect for sharing with family and friends.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- For the Tomato Sauce:
- Olive Oil
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp sweet/smokey paprika powder
- 2 small zucchini/courgettes
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes in juice / Passata
- 2 large tomatoes, skinned and diced
- 1 packet of "baby" green asparagus
- approx. 200g of fresh or canned mushrooms
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- Plenty of fresh or dried herbs such as Basil, Thyme and Oregano
- For the White Sauce:
- 2 packets (500g) of Ricotta cheese
- approx. 250g frozen or fresh spinach (defrosted/wilted)
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- a handful of chopped, fresh parsley
- Plenty of salt and pepper
- approx. 400g of no-cook lasagne sheets
- approx. 250g of grated parmesan or mixed pizza cheese (mozzarella & cheddar, for example)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175 C degrees. Start to defrost the Spinach. If using fresh spinach, wilt it for a few seconds in boiling water, then squeeze out all the liquid and set aside.
- Chop the onions, zucchini/courgettes, mushrooms and asparagus (and any other vegetables you may choose to use) and toss in a little olive oil in a roasting dish. Season with salt & pepper. Roast for approx. 15min until slightly softened. Set aside.
- Heat the can of Passata on a low heat and add the garlic, bayleaves, as well as the chopped fresh tomatoes and plenty of herbs. Add the chilli and the paprika powder. Season to taste and simmer.
- --> TIP: The tomato sauce needs to be seasoned very well, otherwise the entire lasagna will end-up tasting rather bland. Then take off the heat & set aside.
- In a bowl, mix the Ricotta cheese with the prepared, cooled spinach and season well with nutmeg, salt & pepper.
- ASSEMBLE!
- Grease a large, square lasagna dish with some olive oil.
- Place some of the pasta sheets at the bottom to create a "base". Spoon on a layer of the tomato sauce (remove bayleaves first). This is the time to add the roast vegetables as well.
- Follow with a layer of pasta sheets. Then spoon on a layer of the spinach-ricotta sauce.
- Continue with alternating layers of tomato sauce with vegetables, pasta sheets, then white sauce, etc.
- Make sure the final top layer ends with the ricotta mixture.
- Then sprinkle the top evenly with the grated cheese.
- Bake on the centre shelf of the oven for 75min (fan-assisted) to 90min (regular oven), or until cheese on top begins to crisp & brown.
- Test whether the pasta sheets are cooked by sticking a stick into the middle. If the cheese is browning before the pasta is cooked, cover the lasagne with some aluminium foil to continue baking.
Yield
Serves 8
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