Vegetarian lasagna recipe

Ingredients

Aubergine

Although it's technically a fruit (a berry, to be exact), the aubergine is used as a…

Olive oil

Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…

½ quantity tomato sauce (see below)

300g fresh pack lasagne sheets

½ quantity white sauce (see below)

125g ball mozzarella (or vegetarian alternative)

handful cherry tomatoes, halved

Method

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Deseed the peppers, halve, then cut into large chunks. Trim ends off aubergines, then cut into slices about ½cm thick. Lightly grease 2 large baking trays, then place peppers and aubergines on top. Toss with the olive oil, season well, then roast for 25 mins until lightly browned.

Reduce oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Lightly oil an ovenproof serving dish (30 x 20cm). Arrange a layer of the vegetables on the bottom, then pour over a third of the tomato sauce. Top with a layer of lasagne, then drizzle over a quarter of the white sauce. Repeat until you have 3 layers of pasta.

To finish, spoon remaining white sauce over the pasta, making sure the whole surface is covered. Scatter mozzarella over the top with the tomatoes. Bake for 45 mins until bubbling and golden.