
70 MIN
Vegan Lasagna
Hearty vegan lasagna with lentils and a creamy soya sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cupgreen or red lentils
- 1carrots, diced
- 1onion, diced
- 1courgette, small, diced
- coriander, sprinkling, to taste
- 150 gspinach
- 10lasagne sheets
- 35 gvegan butter
- 4 tbspall-purpose flour
- 300 mlsoya milk
- 1 1/2 tspmustard
- 1 tspvinegar
- 1vegetable stock cube, optional
Method
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- 2
Boil the carrots, onion, and courgette for 5–7 minutes until soft. Add the lentils and a crumbled stock cube if using and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook, stirring, until the lentils are soft, about 20 minutes. Season with coriander.
- 3
Blanch the spinach leaves in boiling water for a few minutes until wilted. Remove and set aside.
- 4
Cook the lasagne sheets in the same water until just cooked. Drain and set aside.
- 5
Make the white sauce: melt the vegan butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour, then gradually whisk in the soya milk. Add the mustard and vinegar. Cook, stirring continuously, until smooth and thickened.
- 6
Layer the lasagne sheets, lentil mixture, spinach, and white sauce alternately in a baking dish, finishing with a layer of white sauce. Bake for 25 minutes until golden and bubbling.