Vegetarian summer lasagne

AUTHOR
Kerry Mosley
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3.4 5
COOK TIME
105 mins
TOTAL TIME
105 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 8
  • 75 g frozen peas
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 15 g Pine nuts
  • 1/2 bunch Basil
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 65 g Parmesan cheese
  • 100 ml + 4 Tbsp Olivenöl
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 800 g yellow carrots
  • 1 (approx. 400 g) Aubergine
  • 200 g red and orange cherry tomatoes
  • 1 TABLESPOON demerara sugar
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Balsamic vinegar
  • 2 packages (150 g each; 20 pieces each) Mini Mozzarella balls
  • 1 Organic Lemon
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Butter or margarine
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Flour
  • 300 ml Vegetable broth
  • 300 ml Milk
  • 200 g Double cream cream cheese
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 9 Lasagne sheets
  • 50 g Gouda cheese
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs
  • 7-10 Tbsp Grease

Directions

  1. 1

    Blanch peas in boiling salted water for about 4 minutes, pour into a sieve, rinse cold and drain. Roast the pine nuts in a pan without fat until golden brown, take them out. Wash basil, except for 2-3 stems, shake dry, pluck leaves and chop finely. Peel garlic and chop finely. Grate 35 g Parmesan finely. Puree pine nuts, parmesan, peas and basil in a tall mixing bowl. Add 100 ml olive oil slowly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep cool until used

  2. 2

    Peel the carrots and cut them lengthwise into thin strips. Blanch the carrots in boiling salted water for about 2 minutes and drain well in a sieve

  3. 3

    Wash and clean the aubergine and cut into thin slices. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in portions in a large frying pan. Fry the aubergine slices in the oil for 3-4 minutes, turning them over, take them out and let them drip off on kitchen paper

  4. 4

    Wash the tomatoes. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan. Sauté the tomatoes for about 2 minutes while turning. Sprinkle with sugar, caramelise briefly and deglaze with vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Drain the mozzarella

  5. 5

    Wash the lemon hot, grate dry and grate the peel thinly. Halve the lemon, squeeze one half. Melt the fat in a saucepan. Stir in flour and sweat briefly. Add stock, milk, cream cheese, lemon juice and zest while stirring. Bring to the boil, let it boil for about 5 minutes, season to taste with salt and nutmeg

  6. 6

    Grease an ovenproof dish (approx. 17 x 26 x 5 cm). Spread some béchamel sauce thinly on the bottom of the dish. Spread carrot strips on top. Add some béchamel sauce and cover with 3 lasagne sheets. Spread some béchamel sauce on the lasagne plates. Spread tomatoes, mozzarella and 1/3 of the pesto on top. Cover with 3 lasagne dishes. Spread some béchamel sauce on the lasagne plates again and spread aubergine slices on top. Spread the rest of the béchamel sauce on the aubergines and finish with 3 lasagne plates. Grate 30 g Parmesan and Gouda cheese, mix with breadcrumbs. Spread the cheese mixture on the lasagne. Bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for 40-45 minutes until golden brown.

  7. 7

    Wash the rest of the basil, shake dry, pluck the leaves and chop finely. Take lasagne out of the oven, sprinkle with basil and add pea pesto or a bowl of pea pesto as desired

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
600 kcal
CARBS
33 g
FATS
43 g
PROTEINS
20 g