New member and a lasagne recipe

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Hi everyone, thanks for letting me join. My name is Becki, I'm 23 and

I've been a lacto-ovo vegetarian since I was 5. I live with my partner,

also a vegetarian, in Wales and love cooking. I would feel guilty if my

first post didn't have a recipe in it so here's my favourite recipe for

lasagne. Its a bit basic and there are no exact quantities because I

make it so often I usually just know how much of everything to use but

I hope you like it.

 

First, I roast a selection of vegetables. Exactly what I use depends on

what is in season but courgettes, red peppers and mushrooms are

particularly good. I season them with a little bit of oil and some

salt, then put them in the oven at a medium temperature until they're

just starting to brown.

 

I make my own cheese sauce by melting butter in a pan then adding about

the same amount of flour. i then gradually add milk, mixing constantly,

until I have a smooth but fairly thick sauce. To this, I add grated

cheese and some paprika until the sauce has the level of flavour I want.

 

To assemble the lasagne, I take a greased dish and cover the bottom

with roasted vegetables. I then put in a layer of pasta covered with a

layer of cheese sauce and so on until the dish is full. I finish with a

layer of cheese sauce and sprinkle grated cheese on top before putting

the lasagne back in the oven for about forty minutes on a medium heat

depending on the depth of the dish.

 

I would love to be able to make my own pasta for this dish as well but

have never been able to get it quite right.

 

Becki