Purdy's Vegetarian Lasagne
- 1 butternut pumpkin, roasted
- 1 lg. eggplant, brushed with oil and grilled
- 1-1/8 lb. Mozzarella cheese
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 6 tbsp. olive oil
- 24 Lasagne sheets
- Spinach and ricotta Mix (fried onion, nutmeg, salt, pepper, spinach, ricotta and feta cheese)
- Napoli Sauce (to save time you can buy this)
- 1 pint bechamel sauce
- Parmesan cheese
- Oil a large baking dish.
- Spoon some Napoli Sauce into the dish.
- Arrange lasagne sheets on top.
- Add slices of grilled eggplant, then a layer of bechamel sauce.
- Arrange mozzarella cheese on top of this with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
- Add more Lasagne sheets more mozzarella and a layer of the spinach and ricotta mix.
- Follow with another layer of lasagne sheets and more mozzarella.
- Finally add the sliced roasted pumpkin, mozzarella and top with the last layer of lasagne sheets.
- Cover with Napoli sauce.
- Cover with foil and bake in the preheated 170C/350F oven for 45 minutes.
- Let rest for 1/2 hour before serving.
- Napoli Sauce: Heat olive oil in a saucepan.
- Add onions, chopped carrots and celery.
- Cook until softened.
- Add 1/2 cup dry white wine; stir while it reduces.
- Add chopped tomatoes (or 2 cans of peeled tomatoes), garlic to taste, rosemary, sage, and parsley.
- Cook until thickened (takes an hour or you can add some tomato paste).
- Add basil, extra parsley, salt and pepper to taste.
butternut pumpkin, eggplant, mozzarella cheese, salt, olive oil, sheets, ricotta mix, napoli sauce, bechamel sauce, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/17956 (may not work)