Saturday, December 28, 2013

Vegetable Lasagna

Vegetable Lasagna

Ingredients:

·          ½ of a butternut squash, cut into one inch cubes

·          ½ tbsp. coconut oil

·         1 tsp dried thyme

·         1 ½ tsp fresh rosemary

·         ¼ tsp cinnamon

·         salt and pepper

·         ¼ cup almond milk

·         1/8 white onion, diced

·         1 clove garlic, crushed and diced

·         ¼ tbsp. coconut oil

·         1 cup water

·         5 mushrooms, cut into one inch cubes

·         1 cup mixed greens, cut into ribbons

·         9 lasagna noodles

·         2 cups cheddar cheese

·         ½ cup feta cheese


 Cooking directions:
                For the sauce, roast the butternut squash in the oven at 375° for 40 minutes in coconut oil (1/2 tbsp.). Let the squash cool and place in blender. Add thyme, rosemary, almond milk, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. In a large sauce pan, sauté diced onion in coconut oil (1/4 tbsp.) on a medium heat until somewhat translucent. Add garlic, sauté for about a minute, and then add the squash puree.  Warm puree on a medium high heat and add in the cinnamon and water. Stir to incorporate the water and thin the sauce, then reduce to low heat.
 
 
                To assemble, cook lasagna in salted boiling water until noodles are soft. Put a thin layer of sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 dish (glass works best) then layer three lasagna noodles to cover the entire area of the dish. Follow with 1/3 of the sauce, 1/3 of the greens, 1/3 of the mushrooms, 2/3 cup cheddar cheese and 1/6 cup feta cheese. Repeat 3 times until ingredients are gone. Cover with aluminum foil and cook in the oven on the center rack at 350° for 40 minutes. Let cool slightly, serve and enjoy!