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Taste Green |
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SPINACH AND HAZELNUT LASAGNE |
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Serving: 4
Ingredients
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900 g / 2 lb fresh spinach
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300 ml / 1/2 pint / 11/4 cups vegetable or chicken stock
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1 medium onion, finely chopped
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1 garlic clove, crushed
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75 g / 3 oz / 3/4 cup hazelnuts
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30 ml / 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
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6 sheets lasagne
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400 g / 14 oz can chopped tomatoes
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200 g / 7 oz / 1 cup low fat fromage frais flaked hazlenuts and chopped
parsley, to garnish
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 200oC / 400oF / Gas 6.
Wash the spinach and place in a pan with just the water that clings to the
leaves. Cook the spinach on a fairly high heat for 2 minutes until
wilted. Drain well.
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Heat 300 ml / 2 tbsp of the stock in a large pan and simmer the onion and
garlic until soft. Stir in the spinach, hazelnuts and basil.
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In a large ovenproof dish, layer the spinach, lasagne and tomatoesj.
Season well between the layers. Pour over the remaining stock.
Spread the fromage frais over the top.
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Bake the lasagne for about 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve
hot, sprinkled with lines of flaked hazelnuts and chopped parsley.
Nutritional Information
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COOK'S TIP- The flavour of hazelnuts is improved by roasting. Place them on a
baking sheet and bake in a moderate oven, or under a hot grill, until light
golden. |
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