Tofu & spinach cannelloni

Lower sugar recipe for 6 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has olive oil, onion, garlic clove, chopped tomato, pine nut, spinach, nutmeg, tofu, lasagne and breadcrumb.

Tofu & spinach cannelloni

Tofu & spinach cannelloni

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Lower sugar
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

25 mins

Ingredients

  • Garlic Clove: 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Onion: 1 onion, chopped
  • Chopped Tomato: 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
  • Nutmeg: pinch grated nutmeg
  • Breadcrumb: 4 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs
  • Pine Nut: 50g pine nuts, roughly chopped
  • Spinach: 400g bag spinach
  • Tofu: 349g pack silken tofu
  • Lasagne: 300g pack fresh lasagne sheets

Directions

  1. Heat half the oil in a pan, add onion and 1/3 of the garlic and fry for 4 mins until softened. Pour in tomatoes, season and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and cook for 10 mins until sauce thickens.
  2. Heat half remaining oil in a frying pan and cook another 1/3 of garlic for 1 min, then add half the pine nuts and the spinach. Wilt spinach, then tip out excess liquid. Whizz tofu in a food processor or with a hand blender until smooth, then stir through the spinach with the nutmeg and some pepper. Remove from the heat; allow to cool slightly.
  3. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pour half tomato sauce into a 20 x 30cm dish. Divide spinach mix between lasagne sheets, roll up and lay on top of sauce. Pour over remaining sauce. Bake for 30 mins.
  4. Mix crumbs with remaining garlic and pine nuts. Sprinkle over top of dish, drizzle with remaining oil and bake for 10 mins until crumbs are golden.