I've quit dairy because of Z -- and while I'm not prepared to say that it was as sinfully good as my regular ricotta-laden lasagna --I can't believe it was as good as it was.
I was chopping with one hand as Z napped in the sling -- my upper back/shoulder is killing me -- i have to find a better nap solution!
I sauteed portobellos and zucchini in olive oil and garlic, roasted a red pepper in the oven -- used bottled organic tomato sauce and no-bake noodles -- and instead of ricotta I put two cans of cannelinni beans in the food processor with some roasted garlic, smoked paprika and salt and pureed it.
I layered it like you would normally -- using the bean paste and some soy cheese called 'soy kaas' -- which, while I was skeptical that it would be anything close to mozzarella -- at least approximated the texture.
I will say that the 'parmesan' substitute was almost inedible and I had to peel that layer off of the lasagna when it came out of the oven -- it smelled vile and tasted worse -- but the rest of it?
Yummy.
Huh.
This is sacrilege in the dairy heartland ... we're nearly in Wisconsin afterall...
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