Mushroom, Radicchio, and Smoked Mozzarella Lasagne
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 pounds radicchio, chopped
- 2 1/4 pounds white mushrooms, half sliced thin and half quartered
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves, washed well, spun dry, and chopped fine
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- 8 ounces smoked mozzarella, grated (about 2 cups)
- 4 ounces plain mozzarella, grated (about 1 cup)
- nine 7- by 3 1/2-inch sheets dry no-boil lasagne pasta
- In a large (12- to 14-inch) non-stick skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and saute radicchio, stirring, until wilted and golden.
- In a food processor pulse quartered mushrooms until chopped fine.
- Add chopped mushrooms to radicchio with salt and pepper to taste and saute, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated.
- In a heavy saucepan melt butter over moderately low heat and whisk in flour until smooth.
- Cook roux, whisking, 3 minutes.
- Whisk in milk in a stream and salt and pepper to taste and simmer, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes, or until thick.
- Stir sauce into mushroom mixture.
- Mushroom sauce may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, its surface covered with plastic wrap.
- In cleaned skillet cook garlic in remaining 2 tablespoons oil over moderately low heat until softened.
- Add sliced mushrooms and saute over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden and liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated.
- Stir in parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove skillet from heat and cool.
- Stir in lemon juice.
- Reserve 1/2 cup smoked mozzarella for topping.
- In a bowl combine remaining smoked mozzarella with plain mozzarella.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Pour 1 cup mushroom sauce into a baking dish, 13 by 9 by 2 inches (sauce will not cover bottom completely), and cover with 3 lasagne sheets, making sure they do not touch each other.
- Spread about 1 cup sauce over pasta.
- Top sauce with one third of sliced mushroom mixture and half of mixed cheeses.
- Make 1 more layer in same manner, beginning and ending with pasta.
- Spread remaining sauce evenly over top pasta layer, making sure pasta is completely covered.
- Spread remaining sliced mushroom mixture evenly over sauce and sprinkle with reserved smoked mozzarella.
- Cover dish tightly with foil, tenting slightly to prevent foil from touching top layer, and bake in middle of oven 30 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake lasagne 10 minutes more, or until top is bubbling and golden.
- Let lasagne stand 5 minutes before serving.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mushroom-radicchio-and-smoked-mozzarella-lasagne-13477 (may not work)