Nutrition Facts
Lasagne with slow-cooked fennel, sweet leeks and cheeses
Amount Per Serving
Calories 584
Calories from Fat 308
% Daily Value*
Fat 34.2g53%
Saturated Fat 18g113%
Cholesterol 68mg23%
Sodium 660mg29%
Potassium 882mg25%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 1.4g6%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 25.8g52%
Vitamin A 1813IU36%
Vitamin C 17mg21%
Calcium 586mg59%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Lasagne with slow-cooked fennel, sweet leeks and cheeses
Sweet, delicious lasagne
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 584kcal
Ingredients
- 4 large leeks
- 3 bulbs of fennel
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 15 g fresh thyme
- 125 ml Soave white wine
- 75 g plain flour
- 1.5 L whole milk
- 1 whole nutmeg for grating
- 50 g pecorino or Parmesan cheese
- 100 g Taleggio cheese
- 400 g dried lasagne sheets
- 125 g ball of mozzarella cheese
- 100 g Gorgonzola cheese
- Olive oil
- Sea salt and black pepper
Method
- Trim and slice the leeks and fennel, then peel and finely chop the garlic. Melt the butter in a large pan over a medium heat, strip in most of the thyme leaves, then stir in the veg. Season, then fry for 15 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Pour in the wine, cover, and cook for 30 minutes, or until soft and sweet, stirring regularly and adding splashes of water, if needed.
- Stir in the flour for a few minutes, then gradually add the milk, a splash at a time, stirring constantly. Simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally. Finely grate in half the nutmeg. Remove from the heat, finely grate in half the pecorino, tear in half the Taleggio, and stir well. Taste and season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper, if needed, and leave to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC. To assemble, layer up the sauce and pasta sheets in a large baking dish, adding little bombs of mozzarella, Gorgonzola and the remaining Taleggio as you go, finishing with a final layer of sauce. Finely grate over the remaining pecorino and any other bits of cheese, then bake for 40 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.
- Pick the remaining thyme leaves, toss in a little oil, and scatter over for the last five minutes. Leave to stand for 15 minutes, then dig in.
Nutrition
Calories: 584kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 25.8g | Fat: 34.2g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 660mg | Potassium: 882mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1813IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 586mg | Iron: 3mg