Recipe for quinoa lasagna with vegetables
Meat-free day…?
Then I would like to recommend this wonderful quinoa lasagna, bursting with vegetables and flavor…. ?
It alternates between layers of vegetable sauce, roasted eggplants, and cheese cream… does that sound intricate and boring..? It absolutely is not! It tastes amazing and is packed with vitamins, proteins, and fiber.
The many different textures and flavors mean that you don’t miss anything in this dish at all – even though it’s meatless, and it’s super healthy too ?
The dish is made in a small ovenproof dish and serves 2-3 people, depending on how hungry you are.
Ingredients
Vegetable Sauce
- 1 pcs. Onion
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 0.5 pcs. Squash
- 0.5 pcs. Bell Pepper
- 2 pcs. Carrots large
- 1 pcs. Sweet Potato medium-sized
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 gram Basil dried
- 1 gram Oregano dried
- 2.3 gram Paprika
- 0.6 gram Chili
- 1 can Chopped Tomatoes
- 70 gram Tomato Puree
- 250 gram Vegetable Broth
- 75 gram Quinoa
Eggplant
- 1 pcs. Eggplant
- Oil a bit
- Salt a bit
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 125 gram Cottage Cheese
- 50 gram Milk
- 25 gram Parmesan grated
- 1.1 gram Nutmeg
Instructions
Vegetable Sauce
- Finely chop the onion, crush the garlic, and sauté both in a pot with a bit of butter.
- Dice the zucchini and bell pepper and add them to the pot.
- Grate the carrots and sweet potato and add to the pot.
- Season generously with salt, pepper, and add basil, oregano, paprika, and chili.
- Sauté the vegetables until they soften slightly, then add chopped tomatoes, tomato purée, bouillon, and quinoa.
- Let the sauce simmer for 20 minutes.
- Slice the eggplant into thin slices (4-5 mm) and place them on a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Brush with oil and sprinkle with a bit of salt.
- Bake for 15 minutes in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Mix all the ingredients for the cheese cream together.
- Assemble your lasagna by placing a layer of sauce at the bottom of a small dish.
- Add a layer of cheese cream and then a layer of eggplant.
- Continue until all ingredients are used.
- Finish with a layer of sauce and top with slices of mozzarella.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Sprinkle with parsley and enjoy ?