Vegan Winter Lasagne

• 2 12 lbs raw spinach
• 12 head fresh garlic
• 2 cups walnuts (optional)
• olive oil
• 2 italian eggplants, cubed into 1cm squares
• salt
• 20 green olives, pitted
• 3 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 14 cup olive oil
• 1 12 onions, chopped
• 1 12 lbs dark mushrooms, like shitake mushrooms or 1 12 lbs portabella mushrooms
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• olive oil
• 2 lbs no-boil lasagna noodles
• 12 lb sharp cheddar cheese (optional, for non-vegans) or 12 lb gorgonzola (optional, for non-vegans)

1. Make the Eggplant Tapenade: cube and salt the eggplants.
2. Pit the olives, and chuck them, the sun dried tomatoes, tomato paste and olive oil into the blender.
3. When the eggplant is a little soft, toss it with the blended mixture and the chopped onions.
4. Make spinach pesto: wilt the spinach by dumping a kettle of boiling water over it.
5. Use a strainer, and squeeze out all the excess green water.
6. Dump the spinach, garlic, walnuts and a splash of olive oil into the blender and blend.
7. Make the mushroom layer: chop up the mushrooms, and the garlic.
8. Sautee the mushrooms and garlic together until the mushrooms are just softened.
9. Assemble the lasagne: using lidded pyrex dishes (works better than tinfoil, over the top, but use what you got), put a layer of spinach pesto on the bottom, then put a layer of lasagne noodles, then a layer of the eggplant, then a layer of lasagne noodles in the opposite orientation of the last layer, then a layer of mushrooms, then a layer of lasagne noodles in the opposite orientation of the last layer, then a layer of eggplant, then a layer of lasagne noodles in the opposite orientation of the last layer, top with a layer of spinach pesto.
10. Top with cheese if your partner is just a vegetarian, or pretend its tofu when they ask.
11. Should fill 3 12" square pyrex dishes.
12. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
13. Freeze leftovers trays whole in case you need some last minute food for a party later.

spinach, garlic, walnuts, olive oil, italian eggplants, salt, green olives, tomatoes, tomato paste, olive oil, onions, mushrooms, garlic, olive oil, noodles, cheddar cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegan-winter-lasagne-472362 (may not work)