Lentil lasagne
alternatively titled: “Nag, nag, nag, that man’s got more bunny than Safeways”.
Here is… *roll on drums* Emrys‘ recipe for Lentil Lasagne:
Lentil Lasagne (makes 2 large portions)
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
3oz green lentils
1 tbsp chopped parsley
sheets of lasagne (duh!)
seasoning
1 small onion, chopped
1 small carrot, diced
1 tbsp tomato puree
1/4pt vegetable stock
8oz grated cheese
Preparation
- Boil the lentils for 25 minutes to soften.
- Heat oil in frying pan – add onion and garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Add carrot, cover and cook gently for 3-4 minutes.
- Add lentils, tomato puree and parsley. Cook uncovered for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in the stock and seasoning to taste. Cook uncovered for 3-4 minutes to thicken sauce.
- Preheat oven to 90 degrees C/Gas Mark 5.
- Assemble the lasagne: pasta + 1/2 of the lentil sauce + 3/8ths of the grated cheese + pasta + the rest of the lentil sauce + 3/8ths of the grated cheese + pasta + the remaining grated cheese.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cooked.
- Eat it and say “Mmmm. Thanks, Fat Man. That was scrummy.”
- Give money to charity every time you enjoy it.
January 17th, 2005 12:49
Tres hearty, no? That is definitely a meal that would satisfy the men. As for this old lady, I would have to take a very small portion or I would soon be a larger portion.
January 17th, 2005 17:46
Nag? Moi?
I’m hurt.
January 17th, 2005 21:44
Oh I don’t know Mary, I think I could shovel away a good portion of that ;-0)
Grovelling apologies Em² :-0)
January 17th, 2005 21:46
Well, ok then. I’ll give it a try and let you know.
January 17th, 2005 22:29
I should point out that this is the only vegetarian dish that my dear stepson has (knowingly) eaten and, what’s more, he took a second helping.
There is no greater compliment …
January 18th, 2005 00:16
THAT sounds fantastic. I’ve copied the recipe and will try it this weekend…
But I have a question. It seems like a small amount of ingredients for a lasagne–what size baking dish are you using to cook it?
January 18th, 2005 00:17
And…what exactly is “seasoning”?? I mean, that could be a LOT of things…
January 18th, 2005 10:32
From memory, I think my lasagne dish is about 8″ by 10″.
‘Seasoning’ is just salt and pepper (or whatever else you’d add to a base stock to add flavour).
January 20th, 2005 03:58
Thanks!!
January 18th, 2005 00:22
Recipes.
There is a recipe meme floating around, and while I do not have the time to participate at this point, I just need to say… this sounds absolutely fantastic….