DINNER | LUNCH
MORE OR LESS LASAGNE
Traditional lasagne, made with wheat and milk, can be problematic for some people. In this recipe, we have swapped out the traditional lasagne sheets for aubergine, and made our own plant-based, dairy-free, bechamel sauce. Coincidentally, also adding more vegetables! If you wanted this dish to be meat-free you could always swap out the minced beef for lentils. This freezes well, so make a big batch and freeze into portions, ideal for when you are too busy to cook. Less-agne, lasagne, so good they named it twice!
GLUTEN-FREE | LOW-CARB | LOW-LACTOSE
Less-agne Lasagne
Equipment
- Hob
- Oven
Ingredients
Layer
- 1 Aubergine sliced
- 1-2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Filling
- 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 White Onion diced
- 3 Garlic Cloves sliced
- 225 g Beef Mince or lentils
- 1 tin Tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Tomato Puree
- 10 Basil Leaves
- ½ tsp Oregano
- 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Red Wine
- pinch Salt
- pinch Pepper
Bechamel Sauce
- 25 g Butter
- 25 g Chickpea Flour
- 200 ml Almond Milk
- 10 g Nutritional Yeast
- 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- ½ tsp Nutmeg
- pinch Salt
- pinch Pepper
Topping
- slices Parmesan or Cheddar Cheese or vegan cheese
Instructions
Layer
- Slices aubergine into rounds drizzle with olive oil and roast for 40 minutes at 160°C.
Filling
- Fry onions in olive oil until soft.
- Add garlic and mince and fry until the mince had browned.
- Add all other ingredients: tinned tomatoes, tomato puree, basil ,oregano, balsamic vinegar, red wine, salt and pepper. Simmer to combine for about 10 minutes.
Bechamel
- Melt butter, add chickpea flour to form a roux.
- Slowly mix in the milk little by little to make sauce.
- Add in other flavours: nutritional yeast, nutmeg, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper.
- If sauce is lumpy you can pass it through a sieve.
Combine
- Put half the beef filling in a dish, top with half the aubergine, then half the bechamel sauce. Repeat.
- Top with cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes at 180°C until top starts to crisp.
Notes
LASAGNE | LASAGNA | PASTA | AUBERGINE | BEEF MINCE | TOMATO | ONION | GARLIC | CHEESE | NUTRITIONAL YEAST | ALMOND MILK | BECHAMEL | WHITE SAUCE | ITALIAN
Shop ingredients
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Apple Cider Vinegar – Biona
Balsamic Vinegar – Biona
Tomato Puree – Biona
Chickpea Flour – Whole Foods
Nutritional Yeast – Marigold
Almond Milk – Plenish
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