Fresh lasagne with pesto

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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

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• lennonv

  02 December 2007

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  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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• comfortfood

  21 March 2008

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  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

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  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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  30 April 2008

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

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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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Ingredients

• 1.2l milk
• 100g butter , cut into pieces
• 100g plain flour
• pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• 500g baby spinach leaves
• 250g lasagne sheets - fresh is best
• 3 rounded tbsp good quality pesto
• 500g cherry tomatoes on the vine, two or three vines left whole
• good handful of basil leaves (or one supermarket pack)
• 175g piece fresh parmesan , coarsely grated
• 2 x 150g balls mozzarella , preferably buffalo, torn into bite-sized pieces

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Serves 6

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Ingredients

• 1.2l milk
• 100g butter , cut into pieces
• 100g plain flour
• pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• 500g baby spinach leaves
• 250g lasagne sheets - fresh is best
• 3 rounded tbsp good quality pesto
• 500g cherry tomatoes on the vine, two or three vines left whole
• good handful of basil leaves (or one supermarket pack)
• 175g piece fresh parmesan , coarsely grated
• 2 x 150g balls mozzarella , preferably buffalo, torn into bite-sized pieces

711 kcalories, protein 38g, carbohydrate 46g, fat 43 g, saturated fat 25g, fibre 4g, salt 2.5 g

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