This vegetarian lasagne recipe is layered with pumpkin lasagne sheets and vegetables. If you can't find fresh pumpkin lasagne sheets you can easily replace with any fresh lasagne.
Ingredients
60g butter
2 leeks, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh lemon thyme
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 cup plain flour
2 cups milk
375g fresh pumpkin lasagne sheets
2 zucchinis, cut into ribbons
200g baby spinach, blanched, squeezed dry
500g smooth ricotta
350g pumpkin, peeled and thinly sliced
8 medium-boiled eggs, halved
2 bunches asparagus, trimmed, blanched
1 cup grated pizza cheese
Basil leaves, to serve
Method
Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced.
Melt 20g butter in medium frying pan over medium heat. Cook leeks, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add thyme and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a plate.
Melt remaining butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until bubbling. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk until combined. Return to heat. Cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper.
Combine the spinach and ricotta and season with salt and pepper.
Cover the base of a baking dish with half the white sauce. Layer 1/3 lasagne sheets trimming to fit. Layer with zucchini ribbons then spread over the leek mixture. Layer with another third of the lasagne sheets. Spread with half the ricotta and spinach mixture. Add a layer of the pumpkin and arrange the boiled eggs, cut side down, over the top. Place the asparagus in among the eggs then dot with the remaining ricotta and spinach mixture. Layer using remaining lasagne sheets and spread with remaining white sauce. Scatter top with cheese.
Bake, covered with foil, for 20-25 minutes. Uncover. Bake for a further 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden and pasta is tender. Stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve scattered with basil leaves.
Tips & Hints
You can replace fresh lasagne sheets with the pumpkin sheets if unavailable.