Veggie Lasagne with red lentils | Easy to do | Tasty Vegetarian Food
We successfully use red lentils in many of our recipes because it is very easy to use, requires hydration and boiling for only 15 minutes, children easily accept it due to its sweet taste, and it is a very good source of protein, vitamins and minerals.
Ingredients:
150 g red lentils
1 medium onion
2 carrots
½ red pepper
500 g tomato sauce
250 g mozzarella
500 g lasagne plates
Salt (sea salt)
Black pepper
Aromatic herbs (oregano, basil, sage, marjoram, thyme)
The sauce
Step by step guidelines
1. Firstly, hydrate the red lentils in a bowl of water for 10-15 min, then clean, peel and cut the vegetables (carrots, pepper, onion).
2. Mince the vegetables. If possible, use a small food processor to ease the work and to shorten the time (you can also use a grater).
3. Add the minced vegetables in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.
4. Rinse the lentils well under running water and then add them to the pan over the cooking vegetables.
5. Add boiling water over the composition in the pot until it is well covered (about 1 cm of water over the composition). Always use a kettle to boil water to shorten the time.
6. Add salt and stir well.
7. Bring to boil, then turn on low heat, put the lid on and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
8. Verify if the lentils are boiled.
9. Add the tomato sauce, black pepper and herbs and simmer for another 5 minutes. For a richer taste, add a pressed garlic clove.
Preparing the Lasagne
Step by step instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 200 ºC / 392°F.
2. Grate the mozzarella on the large side of the grater.
3. Distribute a thin layer of the sauce on the base of a deep ovenproof dish, and place lasagne plates on top of the sauce to cover the entire baking dish. (some plates might need to be broken into smaller parts)
4. Then cover this first layer of plates with sauce, and lay over the sauce another (the second) layer of plates. Repeat the layering process until there are 4-5 layers, depending on the height/depth of the baking dish.
5. On the last layer of plates with sauce add mozzarella to cover the entire surface.
6. Put the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 35-45 min, at 200 ºC / 392°F.
7. Let it cool a bit, then portion and serve with a salad.
Enjoy!