Lasagna with Spicy Walnut Spinach Pesto and Pumpkin Puree Recipe

Lasagna with Spicy Walnut Spinach Pesto and Pumpkin Puree

by Taste Buddies

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Lasagna, one of the most celebrated of the Italian food staples, has a long and luxorious history. The term "lasagna" comes from the Greek word, "lasagnum," meaning dish or bowl. The early Italians changed the name from "lasagnum," to "lasagna," which is the current form. In modern cooking terms, it now means layers of thin pasta, with meat, cheese, and tomato sauce squeezed in between.

• 6-8 sheets organic lasagna
• 1 cup olive oil
• 2 cups spinach leaves
• 1 cup basil leaves
• 1/2 cup walnuts, roasted
• 2 cups pumpkin or kalabasa, pureed
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup mozarella cheese, grated
• parmesan cheese, as desired
• pinch of cayenne pepper

 

1. pre-heat oven at 350F

2. For the pesto sauce, place spinach, basil, walnuts and cayenne pepper in a food processor or blender. Slowly add olive oil and mix until well blended. Set aside.

3. Spread 1/2 cup pumpkin puree in a baking dish and top with a layer of lasagna sheets, followed by a layer of pesto.

4. Repeat the process, ending with the pumpkin puree. Sprinkle with grated mozarella cheese, parmesan, and cottage cheese.

5. Bake in pre-heated over for 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.