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Thursday, April 13, 2006

 

Lasagne with Rocket Pesto - Primo

Suitable for Vegetarians



Lasagne with Pesto of Rocket Salad




Lasagne with rocket pesto: very simple and easy to make and delicious to eat!


INGREDIENTS (for 4 people)

400 g of Pasta (Lasagne)
100 g of Rocket
40 g of Pine nuts
1/4 of an Onion
Some pieces of Parmesan (Italian cheese)
3 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
1/2 Glass of water
50 g of Butter
500 ml of Milk
2 Tablespoons of flour
Some Nutmeg
Salt and Pepper
Marjoram

PREPARATION TIME: 20-25 minutes

COOKING TIME: 30-35 minutes

DIFFICULTY: medium

WINE: Pigato Ligure (White Wine)

PREPARATION
Wash, peel the onion and chop it. Heat 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, add in chopped onion and the pine nuts and let them brown.
Lasagne with Pesto of Rocket Salad
Wash and dry the rocket and add it to the pan. Add 1/2 glass of water and cook for about 5 minutes until the rocket wilts. Season with salt, pepper and some marjoram.
Lasagne with Pesto of Rocket Salad
Blend the mixture, add some pieces of Parmesan and continue to blend until the mixture becomes a sauce.
Lasagne with Pesto of Rocket Salad
Now it's time to prepare some besciamella! In a pan melt the butter, then add the flour and mix. Add some milk, little by little, and continue to mix until you obtain a kind of cream. Pay attention not to make lumps. Then add the rest of the milk, a pinch of salt and some nutmeg. Let the mixture simmer while continuing to stir, until the mixture thickens.
Lasagne with Pesto of Rocket Salad
When the besciamella and the pesto are ready, spread the surface of a baking pan with 2-3 tablespoons of besciamella, then make a layer with pasta, spread with 2-3 tablespoons of pesto and with 2-3 tablespoons of besciamella. Continue in this way until the baking pan is full (make about 4-5 layers).

Lasagne with Pesto of Rocket Salad
Bake for about 30 minutes until the surface is golden.
This is the result:
Lasagne with Pesto of Rocket Salad
BUON APPETITO!

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