Fresh lasagne with pesto

This veggie pasta dish is perfect for entertaining - it can be made ahead, leaving you free to chat to your guests

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in about 1¾ hours

Vegetarian

Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Put the milk, butter and flour in a medium pan and cook over a medium heat, whisking until thickened and smooth. Simmer for 1 minute. Take off the heat, season and add the nutmeg. Cool, stirring occasionally to stop a skin forming.
Put the spinach in a large heatproof bowl, pour over a kettle of boiling water and leave for 30 seconds. Drain into a colander, cool under the cold tap then squeeze it well to remove the excess liquid.
Spread a spoonful or two of the sauce on the bottom of a large ovenproof dish (about 30x20cm) and lay a third of the lasagne on top. Spoon over a third of the sauce and spread it out. Swirl a spoonful of pesto through the sauce with a knife and scatter over half the spinach with a third of the tomatoes, a few basil leaves and a third of the cheeses. Season with salt and pepper. Layer another third of the lasagne with a third of the sauce, a spoonful of pesto, the rest of the spinach, a third of the tomatoes and cheeses and some basil. Season.
Finish with a layer of lasagne, the last of the sauce, pesto, cheeses and the tomatoes, including those on the vine. Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden. Scatter with the last of the basil leaves and serve.

711 kcalories, protein 38g, carbohydrate 46g, fat 43 g, saturated fat 25g, fibre 4g, salt 2,5 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2002.

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lennonv

02 December 2007

lennonv rated and commented on this recipe

Fantastic lasagne. Every time i make it i get asked for the recipe. impressive looking and great for a dinner party.

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Sarah

09 March 2008

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comfortfood

21 March 2008

comfortfood rated and commented on this recipe

Yum! Easy to prepare, full of flavour and my dinner guests (including children) absolutely loved it. One guest even asked for the recipe! Definitely a favourite and one that will become a regular on the dinner table.

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crazyfatboy

26 March 2008

crazyfatboy rated and commented on this recipe

This recipe was fantastic, easy to cook even for a simpleton like myself who is as destructive in the kitchen as the Atmoic bomb was in world war 2. I am a total meat eater at heart but now have to entertain a vegetarian partner to loved this dish. Pure Genius!!!

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.:sarah:.

30 April 2008

.:sarah:. rated and commented on this recipe

This was so tasty! Used more tomatoes that in the recipe but so so tasty!

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Szkrabeka

29 July 2008

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Gill

21 September 2008

Gill commented on this recipe

An excellent lasagne cooked for a dinner party. Although quite rich, everyone loved it. Made it in advance and reheated it - it was fine. Next time I'd probably add more nutmeg to the sauce. Used dried basil as I didn't have the fresh - it was still delicious.

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Wendy

10 December 2008

Wendy rated and commented on this recipe

Wow - what a gorgeous dish. Very easy to make and very tasty. I added more than a pinch of nutmeg and will season the sauce a little more next time. It is very rich and I think it needs something firm to counterbalance the very soft texture. Might try adding a layer of vegetables next time to add a little bite.I served it with roast potates and whole carrots which worked very well.

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Nicky R

07 March 2009

Nicky R rated and commented on this recipe

Lovely flavours and looked fantastic when it came out of the oven. However, it was a little too runny when served up and just looked a mess on the plates. For this reason I probably wouldn't serve it at a dinner party.

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George

14 July 2009

George rated and commented on this recipe

Really gorgeous - even my 2 year old loved it! Haven't made a white sauce in that way before, ie putting the butter, flour and milk in a pan all at the same time (usually make a roux) but it worked brilliantly! Will def make it this way again. Gorgeous dinner party meal - will def make again!

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Mon-gella

27 October 2009

Mon-gella commented on this recipe

This is a far more spectacular result in terms of taste and appearance than you think it's going to be. Fresh pesto gives the best possible result. Meat lovers won't even know that the meat is missing. Very rich, therefore smaller than normal portions are ample. Is one of my favourites...

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Mon-gella

27 October 2009

Mon-gella rated and commented on this recipe

This is a far more spectacular result in terms of taste and appearance than you think it's going to be. Fresh pesto gives the best possible result. Meat lovers won't even know that the meat is missing. Very rich, therefore smaller than normal portions are ample. Is one of my favourites...

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laureana

10 November 2009

laureana rated and commented on this recipe

this was gorgeous, very runny, but delicious non the less. i cant remember the last time we ate spinach, but it went down a storn. i didnt have any parmasan so just used strong chedder on the top. this will definatly be a regular meal in our house now. yum!! oh but i gound that i didnt use as much spinach as it says in the recipe, but still was amazing. as mon-gella says it tastes so much better than you think and definatly worth the effort!!!

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FeeFee

31 December 2009

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Fluffy

14 April 2010

Fluffy rated and commented on this recipe

Wow! Great dish! Much easier to 'construct' that you'd think. Looks impressive. Turned out well. A hit with all the family.

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bean_mother

25 July 2010

bean_mother commented on this recipe

Tasty and comforting! Didn't have enough spinach so added chopped courgette and broccoli which was lovely with the cheese. It was a bit too runny for my liking so will adjust the white sauce next time I make it.

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bean_mother

25 July 2010

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Marielle

27 July 2010

Marielle rated and commented on this recipe

Delicious, have made this a few times now. Last time I added some cubed chicken breasts to satisfy the meat lovers. I saw the comments about it being too runny, I usually use less milk, to prevent that. But then you have to make the white sauce in the old fashioned way.

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FoodLover81

04 December 2010

FoodLover81 rated and commented on this recipe

gorgeous veggie dinner, everybody i've served this to has asked for the recipe!

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cookinggirl123

08 January 2011

cookinggirl123 commented on this recipe

I'm planning on making this but I'm struggling to find vegetarian parmesan. So any ideas of what I could use instead of parmesan and the vegetarian kind would be great. Thanks

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