Lasagne with "cauliflower mince" and spinach

AUTHOR
Bill Macdonald
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4.1 23
Hacking casserole without mince - why not?! Instead of meat substitutes, local vegetables are used in the casserole dish.
COOK TIME
90 mins
TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 6
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 500 g Ricotta
  • 150 g Fresh cream
  • 200 ml Milk
  • 7-10 Tbsp Peel of 1 organic lemon
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper, paprika powder, nutmeg
  • 1 Cauliflower
  • 4 (approx. 400 g) Tomatoes
  • 3 Onions
  • 5 Stem(s) Oregano
  • 400 g young spinach
  • 5 TABLESPOONS + some olive oil
  • 20 Lasagne sheets
  • 150 g Gouda (play)
  • 125 g Mozzarella

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel the garlic for the sauce. Puree the ricotta, crème fraîche, milk and 1 garlic clove with a hand blender. Stir in lemon zest. Season to taste with salt, pepper, 1 tsp. paprika and nutmeg.

  2. 2

    Clean and wash the cauliflower and grate it coarsely all the way to the stalk. Wash the tomatoes. Slice 1 tomato, cut the rest into small pieces. Peel and finely chop the onions. Wash oregano, shake dry, chop leaves roughly. Wash spinach and spin dry.

  3. 3

    Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan. Fry the cauliflower and half the onions for about 5 minutes in portions, turning them over. Add tomato pieces and oregano. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Take out and wipe out the pan.

  4. 4

    Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Finely chop the remaining clove of garlic. Fry with the rest of the onions until translucent. Add the spinach. Cover and let it collapse in about 3 minutes. Season with salt and nutmeg.

  5. 5

    Preheat oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Oil an ovenproof dish (approx. 5 x 20 x 30 cm). Spread approx. 4 tbsp. ricotta sauce in the dish. Place 4 lasagne plates on top. Place approx. 1⁄4 cauliflower mince, 1⁄4 spinach, some sauce and 4 lasagne plates on top. Repeat three times, dripping the rest of the sauce onto the last layer of pasta.

  6. 6

    Grate the gouda and cut the mozzarella into slices. Spread the tomato slices and cheese on the lasagne. Bake in a hot oven for about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
530 kcal
CARBS
35 g
FATS
31 g
PROTEINS
24 g