Golden onion and zucchini lasagne
Golden onion and zucchini lasagne recipe in the zucchini category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 1/2 pounds onions, sliced thin, about 6 cups
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled, or 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 pound zucchini, scrubbed and sliced 1/4 inch thick, about 3 1/2 cups
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- Freshly grated nutmeg to taste
- 3, 7 inch, squares instant, no boil, lasagne
- 1 1/2 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese, about 5 ounces
Recipe method:
- In a large heavy skillet cook onions with dried thyme, if using, and salt and pepper to taste in 2 tablespoons butter, covered, over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes, or until very tender and pale golden.
- Cook, uncovered, stirring, 15 minutes and add wine.
- Simmer mixture until most of wine is evaporated.
- Stir in fresh thyme, if using, and transfer to a bowl.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F butter an 8 inch square baking dish.
- In the cleaned skillet cook half of zucchini slices in one layer in 1 tablespoon butter over moderate heat until tender, about 2 minutes on each side, and transfer to another bowl.
- Cook remaining zucchini in 1 tablespoon butter in same manner.
- In a small heavy saucepan melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter over moderately low heat.
- Add flour and cook roux, whisking, 3 minutes.
- Add milk in a stream, whisking, and bring to a boil, whisking.
- Add nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste and simmer sauce, whisking, until thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Spread a few tablespoons sauce on bottom of prepared dish.
- Over sauce in dish layer in this order: 1 lasagne square, half of onions, half of zucchini, a third sauce, and a third Parmesan. Repeat.
- Top with remaining lasagne square, remaining sauce, and remaining Parmesan.
- Bake lasagne in middle of oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden, and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
- Serves 6 to 8 as a first course or side dish.
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