The generous amount of garlic used in the sauce does not give an extravagantly garlicky flavour, but Serves to intensify the taste of the vegetables in this variation on a filling pasta favourite.
ingredients
serves 4
2 bulbs garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
1/2 pound zucchinis, trimmed and diced
1/2 pound mushrooms, wiped and finely sliced
1 cup shelled fresh peas or frozen peas
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 level teaspoon cayenne pepper
Freshly ground black pepper
2 1/2 level tablespoons All purpose flour
1/2 pint skimmed milk
1/2 level teaspoon dried oregano
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
16 small sheets homemade green lasagne
method
OVEN: Preheat to 200°C (400°F)
1. Wrap the two whole unpeeled garlic bulbs separately in foil and cook them in the heated oven for 20 minutes. Remove and leave to cool, then separate the cloves and peel them. Mash them in a bowl with a fork and set aside.
2. Heat half the oil in a saucepan and cook the onion and zucchinis in it over a moderate heat for about 5 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes, then the peas and cook for 1 more minute. Sprinkle in the lemon juice and cayenne pepper, and season lightly with black pepper. Remove from the heat.
3. Heat the remaining oil in a small saucepan, stir in the flour and cook gently for 1 minute. Gradually stir in the milk, bring to the boil, stirring, then simmer for 3 minutes. Mix in the oregano, Parmesan and garlic. Mix all but about 6 tablespoons of the sauce into the vegetables.
4. Cook the lasagne for 2 - 3 minutes and drain. Cover the bottom of a lightly oiled ovenproof dish with a third of the lasagne. Spread on half the vegetable mixture. Repeat with another layer of lasagne and vegetables, then top with the remaining lasagne. Spread the reserved sauce on top.
5. Cover the dish and cook in the heated oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and cook for a further 15 minutes, until browned on top.
Serve a salad of radicchio and red onion with the dish. You can use dried lasagne instead of fresh but it will need a third more sauce.
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