Pesto & Zucchini Lasagna

Green, refreshing, rich, healthy and absolutely delicious! This Pesto & Zucchini Lasagna is definitely something else. Plus, it is a really complex and nutritive dish that requires no effort to prepare.

Prep time:
10 minutes
Cook time:
50 minutes
Total time:
60 minutes
Course:
Main dish
Cuisine:
Vegan, Italian
Servings:
8
  • Ingredients
    • 3 medium zucchini
    • 2 bunches of basil
    • 2 bunches of parsley
    • 250 g lasagna sheets
    • 2 cloves of garlic
    • 100 g pine nuts
    • 400 ml vegan unsweetened milk
    • 200 g vegan cheddar
    • Olive oil
    • Salt, pepper & nutmeg for seasoning
  • Plating suggestions
    • In a baking tray, add a thin layer of white sauce, top it with lasagna sheets, add a layer of pesto and one of grilled zucchini. Repeat the process, finishing with lasagna sheets covered with white sauce.
    • Cover with aluminium foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius
    • Then take it out, sprinkle some vegan parmesan on top and bake it without foil for another 10 minutes (max) until it gets a nice golden-brown top layer.
  • Cooking instructions. Step by step
  • To prepare the grilled zucchini:

    • Cut the zucchini into long, thin strips
    • Add a little bit of olive oil into a pan and grill them on both sides
    • Season with salt & pepper

    To prepare the white sauce:

    • Add the vegan milk into a medium pot and the grated vegan cheddar.
    • Season with salt, pepper & 1/4 tsp of nutmeg.
    • Mix constantly until you get a pretty thick, creamy paste

    To prepare the pesto sauce:

    • Add the parsley, basil, pine nuts, garlic, 7 Tbsp of olive oil, salt & pepper into a food processor and mix really well
    • At the end, dilute the sauce with 50-70 ml of hot water.
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