Ingredients
- 1 onion, very finely diced
- 200g unsalted butter
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- salt and pepper
- 1kg chopped frozen spinach, thawed
- ¼ cup plain flour
- 1¼L hot milk
- 400g mozzarella, grated
- 250g gruyere, grated
- 1kg ricotta
- 100g Pecorino, finely grated
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 16 lasagna sheets
Instructions
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Serves: 10
1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Sauté the onion in half the butter for 10 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside. Squeeze the spinach well to remove excess moisture, chop finely, then fold in.
2 Place the remaining butter and flour in a large saucepan and cook until the mixture resembles wet sand. Add the milk in a steady stream, whisking until smooth, then cook until the sauce begins ton bubble. Stir in the three-quarters each of the mozzarella and Gruyere, then season with salt. Set aside.
3 Combine the ricotta, Pecorino and nutmeg in a bowl, whisk until smooth, then season with salt.
4 Spread a little white sauce in the bottom of a 3½L baking dish, then arrange some lasagna sheets on top. Scatter ⅓ of the spinach on the sheets and spread evenly, then top with ⅓ of the ricotta. Repeat two more time, finishing with the last of the whiter sauce and the reserved cheese.
5 Cover with baking paper and foil then bake for 1 hour. Remove the cover and bake for a further 20 minutes.