Leek & greens lasagne

Pasta bake recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has olive oil, butter, bay leaf, rosemary sprig, leek, plain flour, milk, nutmeg, cheddar, parmesan, garlic cloves, green chilli, mixed green leaves, white wine, walnut, artichoke hearts, ricotta and dried lasagne sheets.

Leek & greens lasagne

Leek & greens lasagne

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Pasta bake
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

35 mins

Ingredients

  • Parmesan: 30g parmesan, grated
  • Olive Oil: 3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for the tin
  • Milk: 500ml milk
  • Cheddar: 100g cheddar, grated
  • Butter: 50g butter
  • Garlic Cloves: 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • Bay Leaf: 1 bay leaf
  • Nutmeg: fresh nutmeg, for grating
  • Leek: 3 leeks, cleaned and rough green ends discarded, 1 finely sliced and 2 cut into medium slices
  • Plain Flour: 40g plain flour
  • White Wine: 100ml dry white wine
  • Walnut: 100g walnuts
  • Ricotta: 100g ricotta
  • Green Chilli: 1/2 green chilli, sliced
  • Rosemary Sprig: rosemary sprig, leaves picked and roughly chopped
  • Mixed Green Leaves: 400g mixed green leaves, such as kale, chard and spinach, roughly chopped
  • Artichoke Hearts: 280g jar preserved artichoke hearts in oil, drained
  • Dried Lasagne Sheets: 6 dried lasagne sheets

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Heat 1 tbsp oil with the butter over a medium heat. Add the bay leaf, rosemary and finely sliced leek, season and cook for a few mins until the leek has softened.
  2. Add the flour and cook for 1 min more until the roux smells nutty. Take off the heat, slowly pour in the milk and whisk out any lumps.
  3. Return to the heat and whisk slowly until thick and smooth, about 5 mins. Season well with grated nutmeg, then add 3/4 of the cheddar and parmesan, cooking until they are melted. Set aside.
  4. In another pan, heat 2 tbsp oil over a medium heat and fry the garlic and chilli for a couple of mins until aromatic. Add the rest of the leeks, season and fry until softened, then add the mixed greens and season a little more. Cook, stirring, until the greens have wilted, about 4 mins, then pour in the wine and cook until it evaporates.
  5. Oil a medium roasting tin (about 20cm square) and tip half the greens into the tin. Dot half the walnuts over the top, and nestle in a third of the artichoke hearts. Dot over half the ricotta. Remove the bay leaf from the leek bechamel and pour over a third of it. Top with three lasagne sheets to cover everything in a at layer. Repeat the process, then cover the top layer of lasagne sheets with the remaining bechamel and artichokes and scatter over the remaining cheese. Bake in the oven for 30-40 mins, until golden and bubbling. Rest for 10 mins, then serve with a sharply dressed grated carrot and beetroot salad.