Vegetable lasagna with roasted butternut squash, aubergine and cavolo nero. I have to say this was the best lasagna I have made to date! So tasty and substantial and packed with flavour! Here is the recipe:
2 bunches of cavolo nero ( substitute with curly kale if this isn't available to you)
1 large tub or 2 small tubs of cottage cheese
1 box of dry lasagna sheets
2 tbsp dry italian herb seasoning
Cut the butternut squash in half and remove the seeds drizzle with olive oil and some salt. Do the same with the aubergine but it doesn't need any deseeding. Place on baking trays and cook until tender. This took around 40 mins in my oven on gas mark 7.
While these are cooking you can prepare your sauce. Start by sautéing the garlic in some olive oil or oil of your choice. Then add in the cavolo nero and stir so that the onion and garlic coat the leaves. Once this has steamed through a bit add in all the remaining ingredients. Simmer with the lid on and stir occasionally. Once the roasted veg are finished chop them up and throw them into the sauce.
Grab yourself a lasagna dish and begin by putting some sauce on the bottom of the dish followed by 4 or 5 dollops of cottage cheese and a sprinkle of mozzerella. Place pasta sheets along the dish from one end to the other end. Then repeat sauce and cheese mixture. Repeat pasta sheets. Repeat sauce and cheese. Repeat pasta. About 3 layers should fill the dish. Cover with tin foil and bake in oven at gas mark 7 for about an hour. You can remove the tin foil nearer the end to get a bit of browning on the top. Hope you enjoy!