Parsnip and Lentil Lasagne
Ingredients
- Lasagne sheets: 600g (12 sheets)
- Soft Goats cheese: 450g (or ricotta)
- Feta: 600g
- Milk: 300ml (Full fat or semi-skimmed)
- Parsnips: 1200g, sliced into sticks
- Red Onion: 3 large, thinly sliced
- Red lentils: 300g
- Red peppers: 6 large, diced
- Carrot: 3 large, thinly sliced
- Vegetable Stock: 900ml
- Passata: 750ml
- Kidney Beans: 2 400g tins, drained and rinsed
- Sunflower Oil (or olive oil)
- Bay Leaf
- Salt
- Pepper
- Nutmeg, grated (Optional)
Method
- Preheat the oven the 190°C (375°F, gas mark 5).
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
- Add the onion and soften for about 10 minutes.
- Add the lentils, red peppers, carrot, vegetable stock, bay leaf and pasatta.
- Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes or until the lentils/vegetables are soft.
- Oil and season the parsnips then roast in the oven for about 25 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf and partially puree with a hand blender.
- Season with salt/pepper to taste then mix in the beans.
- Spoon 1/4 of the sauce over the bottom of a large greaseproof dish then cover with lasagne sheets.
- Add two more layers like so: spread half the sauce on top of the lasagne sheets, arrange half the roast parsnips in the sauce then finally cover with lasagne sheets.
- Put the goats cheese in a bowl and stir in the milk until smooth. If the mixture is too firm/cold give it a second or two in the microwave. Season with pepper.
- Spoon the goats cheese mixture over the dish then scatter with crumbled feta and nutmeg.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until bubbly and golden.
- Take out of the oven and leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving.