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Green Lasagne With Bean Béchamel
A twist on the OG. Chef Nina Parker has freshened up the boring old lasagne with BEANS, in the form of a BEAN BECHEMEL. This green beauty, although nowhere near traditional, is still MIGHTY delicious. It packs in a whole load more veg + nutrients, as well as protein, keeping you full + satisfied. A real queen centerpeice.
Green Lasagne With Bean Béchamel
Rated 4.3 stars by 16 users
A twist on the OG. Chef Nina Parker has freshened up the boring old lasagne with BEANS, in the form of a BEAN BECHEMEL. This green beauty, although nowhere near traditional, is still MIGHTY delicious. It packs in a whole load more veg + nutrients, as well as protein, keeping you full + satisfied. A real queen centerpeice.
Ingredients
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400g broccoli heads
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400g asparagus
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14 sheets of dried lasagna pasta, soaked in water - or use GF pasta sheets
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A handful of fresh basil leaves, torn (roughly 10g)
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2 balls mozzarella
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2 tbsp olive oil
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40g unsalted butter, plus extra to top
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2 garlic cloves, diced
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1 jar of Organic White Beans with their bean stock
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1.5 tsp of grated fresh nutmeg
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100g parmesan, grated, plus a little extra for between the layers
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130ml water
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2 tbsp olive oil
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1 medium onion, thinly sliced
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5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
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370g baby spinach
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300ml hot veg stock
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2 good pinches of dried chilli flakes
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Squeeze lemon juice
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Salt and pepper
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A fresh side salad, dressed in lemon juice and olive oil
For the béchamel
For the Green Sauce
Serving Suggestions
Directions
Preheat the oven to 200°C degrees and grease a 36cm by 25cm baking dish with olive oil.
Blanch the broccoli and asparagus in a pan of boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Soak the lasagne sheets in a large bowl of container of cold water, preferably in a single layer to prevent them from sticking (you may need to do this in batches).
For the green sauce, heat a frying pan to a medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the onion and fry for 7-8 minutes to soften, followed by the garlic for another min. Then add the spinach and fry for 2 minutes until it starts to wilt. Add the hot stock and simmer everything for 2 minutes before adding to a blender with the lemon juice, dried chilli and season generously with salt and pepper. Blend to a smooth consistency + set aside.
For the bean béchamel, melt the butter in the same saucepan that you used for the green sauce. Then, add the garlic and cook for 1 min before adding in the beans, nutmeg, cheese and water. Bring to a simmer for 1 minute and use a wooden spoon to break up most of the beans into the sauce - you want to leave a few of the beans whole for texture. Check for seasoning and remove from the heat.
Spoon a few ladles of the green sauce onto the bottom of the greased baking dish and make a single layer of lasagne sheets. Then, add another layer of green sauce, followed by a few spoonfuls of bean béchamel. Scatter over one third of the broccoli, asparagus, few basil leaves torn in, torn pieces of mozzarella, black pepper and gratings of parmesan.
Repeat this process until you have 3 layers of pasta.
The top should be green sauce, white sauce and any remaining cheese. Dot over a few more knobs of butter. Bake at 200C for 35 mins or until golden on top.Serve with a fresh side salad and eat straight away.
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