Free-form vegetable lasagne with pesto

Prep
20m
Cook
40m
serves
4
Free-form vegetable lasagne with pesto
Free-form vegetable lasagne with pesto
Free-form vegetable lasagne with pesto
Haloumi cheese is a traditional cheese from Cyprus. It's salty flavour makes it the perfect ingredient for this elegant free form lasagne.

Ingredients (9)

  • 300g haloumi
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 2 red capsicums
  • 2 eggplants, cut into 1cm-thick slices
  • 4 vine-ripened tomatoes
  • 12 x 10cm squares of fresh lasagne
  • 1 cup (260g) basil pesto
  • 100g mixed salad leaves

Method

  • 1.
    Slice the haloumi cheese into 1/2cm-thick slices. Combine half the olive oil with the garlic, brush over the haloumi slices, cover and set aside to marinate.
  • 2.
    Brush the vegetables with the remaining olive oil. Heat a chargrill plate and chargrill the capsicums until the skins are black and charred. Place them in a sealed plastic bag and set aside to sweat for 10 minutes (this helps to lift the skin) then peel and discard the skin.
  • 3.
    Chargrill eggplant in batches and stack in a pile to help them cook through. Chargrill the tomatoes quickly on both sides. (All the vegetables can be cooked in advance and reheated later.)
  • 4.
    Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the lasagne sheets in 3 batches and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent them sticking together. Drain and place in a bowl of cold water to cool.
  • 5.
    Preheat the oven to 170°C.
  • 6.
    Grill the haloumi cheese for 1 minute each side until crisp on the outside and molten inside.
  • 7.
    Layer the vegetables, haloumi and pasta sheets in 4 piles, brushing each layer with a little pesto. Carefully transfer to a greased baking tray, cover with aluminium foil and heat for 5 minutes (they are served warm not hot). Just before serving, tuck a few salad leaves between the layers and top with any remaining pesto.
Rate now

Reviews

Join the conversation

Latest News

HEasldl