Spinach and Mozzarella Lasagne

Preparation Time : 16-20 minutes

Cooking time : 26-30 minutes
Servings : 4

Main Ingredients
Spinach, Olive oil

Cuisine
Italian

Course
Main Course-Veg

Level Of Cooking
Medium

Ingredients

Spinach (500 grams)2 medium bunches

Olive oil 2 tablespoons

Onion finely chopped1 medium

Garlic cloves crushed4

Tomatoes blanched, seeded and roughly chopped4 large

Salt to taste

Black peppercorns toasted and crushed5-6

Mozzarella cheese grated1/2 cup

Processed cheese grated1/2 cup

Fresh lasagne :

Refined flour (maida) 1 cup

Olive oil 1 tablespoon

Egg yolks 2

White sauce :

Refined flour (maida) 2 tablespoons

Nutralite 2 tablespoons

Milk 2 cups

Salt to taste

White pepper powder to taste

Garnish :

Parsley chopped fresh 2 tablespoons

Method

Step 1

Blanch the spinach and refresh under running water. Drain in a colander and squeeze to remove excess water and chop coarsely.

 

Step 2

Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion has softened slightly. Add spinach and cook till quite dry. Add the tomatoes and cook for about two minutes. Season with salt and crushed black peppercorns and set aside.

Step 3

Sift the flour and one fourth teaspoon salt together. Make a well in the centre and pour in the olive oil and mix into the flour. Add the egg yolks and knead into a moderately hard dough. Knead lightly for five to ten minutes. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and set aside for ten minutes. 

Step 4

Divide the dough into three parts and roll out on a floured board into twelve-inch squares. Cut each square into six-inch wide strips and cook in four cups of boiling salted water for three minutes. Drain the strips and put in cold water and set aside.

Step 5

Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.

Step 6

To make the white sauce melt the Nutralite in a heavy bottomed pan and add the flour. Cook for two to three minutes on low heat till fragrant. 

Step 7

Add the warm milk, whisking vigorously to prevent lumps from forming. Add the salt and white pepper powder and cook for four to five minutes till sauce thickens. Pass the sauce through a sieve. - 

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