baking & roasting

Asparagus lasagneServes 6Ingredients:1000 g asparagus tips9 lasagne sheets, not pre-cooked50 g flour50 g butter250 ml vegetable stock250 ml waterfrom the blanching process100 g goats’ cheese2 tbsp lemon juiceSalt, white pepper50 g grated Parmesan cheese, or150 g grated Cheddar cheeseMethod:1. Chop the asparagus into 3 cm lengths, and blanchin boiling water for 2 minutes. Retain the boilingwater, and plunge the asparagus into ice-cold water.Drain well. Set a few asparagus tips to one side.2. Melt the butter on the hob, then stir in the flour.Continuing to stir, add the vegetable stock and thewater from the blanching process. Simmer for a fewminutes, then stir in the crumbled goats’ cheese.Season the sauce with salt, pepper and lemon juice.3. Place 3 sheets of lasagne in the bottom of anoven-proof dish. Spread about 1 /3 of the sauce overthe lasagne, then arrange half of the asparagus ontop. Scatter over 1 /2 of the cheese. Continue with3 more sheets of lasagne, another 1 /3 of the sauceand the rest of the asparagus. Place the rest of thelasagne on top, followed by the rest of the sauce.4. Arrange a few lasagne tips decoratively on top, andsprinkle over the rest of the cheese. Bake uncovereduntil golden.Setting: Fan heat ConventionalTemperature: 170–190°C 170–190°CShelf level: 1 1Duration: 50–60 minutes 50–60 minutesAutomatic ➔ Bakes/Gratin ➔ LasagneBasil tomatoesServes 6Ingredients:6 tomatoes3 onions, finely diced1/2 clove of garlic, finely diced20 g butter100 ml vegetable stock3 tbsp white wine125 ml double creamSalt, pepper, Cayenne pepper1 teaspoon chopped basil100 g grated Pecorino orParmesan cheeseMethod:1. Gently fry the onion and garlic in the butter untilgolden. Add the stock, wine and cream, and seasonliberally with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper andbasil.2. Remove the stalks from the tomatoes, and arrangethe tomatoes in an oven-proof dish.3. Pour the sauce over, sprinkle with cheese and bakeuncovered.Setting: Fan plus ConventionalTemperature: 170-190°C 180–200°CShelf level: 1 2Duration: 25-35 minutes 25–30 minutes+ pre-heating169