Root Vegetable Lasagna Shape Magazine Recipes

ROOT VEGETABLE LASAGNA SHAPE MAGAZINE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Toss parsnips and carrots with rosemary, garlic, 2 tablespoons oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 25 minutes.
• Transfer vegetables to a high-speed blender or a food processor, add water. Puree until thick and smooth; set aside.
• In a medium bowl stir together ricotta, oregano, lemon zest and juice, basil and salt and pepper to taste.
• In a separate bowl stir together the broccoli, panko, cheese and remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• In an 8-inch square pan, drizzle a thin layer of olive oil. Place a quarter of the sweet potato slices in the bottom, letting them overlap slightly. Add a layer of half the herbed ricotta, another layer of a quarter of the sweet potatoes, the parsnip and carrot puree, another quarter of the sweet potatoes, the remaining herbed ricotta and the remaining sweet potatoes. Add a thick layer of the broccoli crumble.
• Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 55 minutes. Remove foil; continue to bake until broccoli is crisp and browned, about 15 minutes more.
• You may need to adjust temp and time for altitude and differences in ovens.

ROOT VEGETABLE "LASAGNA" WITH MUSHROOM BROTH

Steps:

• Lasagna: Preheat oven to 325°F. Place a double layer of butternut squash in the bottom of a 12" baking pan that's been greased with butter and sprinkled with salt and pepper. Season squash with salt and pepper to taste and top with 2 tbsp shallots, garlic, and thyme. Layer remaining vegetables individually, seasoning each layer with shallots, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper. Dot top with butter, sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until you can easily pierce vegetables with a knife. Remove from oven and let rest at least 15 minutes before serving.
• Broth: In a medium pot, combine mushrooms, vinegar, soy sauce, and 5 cups water and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Lower heat and simmer 30 minutes. Strain broth through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. Melt butter in a saucepan and whisk into broth. Salt and pepper to taste, whisk again and pour over lasagna.

ROOT VEG & RICOTTA LASAGNE

Steps:

• Mix together the vegetables, thyme, passata, tomato purée and plenty of seasoning. In another bowl, mix the ricotta, crème fraîche, eggs and all but 2 tbsp of the Parmesan until smooth.
• Assemble the lasagne by putting half the vegetable mixture into the base of a lightly oiled 2-litre gratin dish, followed by a layer of lasagne (broken to fit the dish), then half the ricotta mixture. Repeat the process, finishing with a layer of ricotta mixture and the remaining Parmesan sprinkled over. Wrap with cling film and freeze for up to 3 months.
• To cook from frozen, heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Remove the cling film, cover with foil and put in the middle of the oven for 1 hr. Then increase temperature to 200C/180C/gas 6, remove the foil and cook for another 35-45 mins until golden on top.