Ready Time 55 mins. Serves 8
Ingredients
- 1 box lasagne sheets
- 500g baby spinach leaves
- Light olive oil
- 500g selection of wild mushrooms
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 200g Avonmore Grated White Cheddar
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh nutmeg
Bechamel sauce:
- 80g butter
- 80g plain flour
- 1 litre Avonmore Milk
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh nutmeg
Directions
- Clean the mushrooms by wiping with a damp cloth and slice up. Heat the oil till very hot and fry the mushrooms in batches till golden. Set aside.
- Heat a little more oil and gently fry the onion, garlic and thyme till soft.
- Wilt down the spinach by adding a handful at a time to the hot pan and stirring it in. The heat will wilt down the leaves, just be patient.
- Remove the thyme twigs. Mix with the cooked mushrooms, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- To make the white sauce, melt the butter in a pot. Stir in the flour and cook out for a minute. Gradually add the milk and whisk to remove any lumps. Boil for 2 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Grease a lasagne dish. Pour in enough white sauce to cover the bottom of the dish. Place down a pasta layer. Spoon over half the spinach and mushrooms. Repeat, finishing with a layer of pasta.
- Cover the top layer very well with white sauce. Sprinkle over the cheese.
- Bake at 200°C for 30 to 40 minutes until golden and bubbling.
http://cookwithavonmore.ie/recipe/wild-mushroom-spinach-lasagne/
Serves 4-6.
You will need:
1kg (2lb 3oz) spinach leaves, stalks removed
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large cloves of garlic, peeled and very thinly sliced
1 dried chilli, crushed into small pieces, or a pinch of chilli flakes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Juice and zest of 1 lemon