Vegan Potato Lasagne Bosh TV

Potato Lasagne

  • Not too tricky
  • 1:05 h
  • 15 ingredients

This dish is like the lovechild of a lasagne and a moussaka with a load of cheeky potatoes added to the mix. Because everyone loves potatoes. Looking for a wholesome vegan dinner idea? Or maybe something warming to warm the cockles at a winter dinner party? This delicious family friendly veggie recipe is sure to go down well with the kids and is also a great dish to keep in the fridge for dinner tomorrow!

Serves: 6

Ingredients

For the béchamel

  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 150g cashew nuts - soaked
  • 450ml unsweetened plant-based milk
  • 60g plant-based butter
  • 25g plain flour
  • 25g nutritional yeast
  • ½ Juice of 1 lemon
  • 100ml water

For the roast veggie layer

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp peppers
  • 2 aubergines cubed
  • 2 courgettes cubed
  • 2 red bell peppers cubed
  • 4 garlic cloves

For the lasagne

  • 2kg potatoes peeled, finely sliced
  • 2 jars of quality tomato sauce
  • 60g fresh basil

Before you start

Preheat oven to 180℃ | 2 x baking trays | Lasagne dish | Saucepan | Powerful blender

Step 1

To start

  • Put the slices of potato in the a sauce pan, cover the slices of the potatoes with water, put the pan on a stove, bring the water to the boil and cook the slices for 5 minutes.
  • Lay the cubes of vegetables over 2 baking trays, sprinkle over the garlic cloves, seasoning and drizzle over the olive oil. Put the tray in the oven and roast the vegetables for 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp peppers
  • 2 aubergines cubed
  • 2 courgettes cubed
  • 2 red bell peppers cubed
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2kg potatoes peeled
  • finely sliced

Step 2

Make the sauce

  • Put the dairy-free butter in the medium saucepan and stir it with a wooden spoon until it melts
  • Turn the heat of the saucepan right down, sieve the flour into the pan, stirring constantly until you have a thick dough-like paste
  • Gradually pour the plant-based milk into the dough, stirring until you have a thick creamy sauce
  • Add the nutritional yeast and the onion powder to the pan and stir it until it's well mixed and take the pan off the heat

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 450ml unsweetened plant-based milk
  • 60g plant-based butter
  • 25g plain flour
  • 25g nutritional yeast

Step 3

Make cashew cream

  • Pour the cashews, water and lemon juice into a powerful blender and whizz it up until you have Cashew cream.
  • Pour the béchamel sauce from the saucepan into the liquidiser and blend everything together until you have a creamy béchamel

Ingredients

  • 150g cashew nuts - soaked
  • ½ Juice of 1 lemon
  • 100ml water

Step 4

Cook the lasagne

  • Grease the lasagne dish with a little dairy free butter or oil
  • Place a layer of overlapping potato slices at the bottom of the dish, pour a layer of béchamel over the potato slices
  • Pour a layer of roast vegetable cubes over the béchamel
  • Sprinkle 2 tbsp of Basil leaves over the top of the vegetables and pour a quarter jar of tomato sauce over the basil leaves
  • Repeat the process until you're left with a layer of béchamel-covered potato slices
  • Season the top of the lasagne with salt and pepper, cover the top of the lasagne with foil and put it in the oven, for 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 jars of quality tomato sauce
  • 60g fresh basil

Step 5

Time to serve

  • Remove from the oven and serve with a side salad