Taste Green

SPINACH AND HAZELNUT LASAGNE

Serving: 4


Ingredients

  • 900 g / 2 lb fresh spinach

  • 300 ml / 1/2 pint / 11/4 cups vegetable or chicken stock

  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped

  • 1 garlic clove, crushed

  • 75 g / 3 oz / 3/4 cup hazelnuts

  • 30 ml / 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil

  • 6 sheets lasagne

  • 400 g / 14 oz can chopped tomatoes

  • 200 g / 7 oz / 1 cup low fat fromage frais flaked hazlenuts and chopped parsley, to garnish

    Directions

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bake the lasagne for about 45 minutes, or until golden brown.  Serve hot, sprinkled with lines of flaked hazelnuts and chopped parsley.

  Nutritional Information

  • Energy                   365 Kcals / 1352 KJ

  • Fat                        17 g

  • Saturated fat          1.46 g

  • Cholesterol             0.5 mg

  • Fibre                     8.16g

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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