Italian pasta recipes -
Walnut Lasagna ~ Lasagna con le Noci

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Serves : 6

Ingredients :

• mozzarella about 2½" (5 cm) in diameter, diced and drained
• ¼ lb (100 g) Swiss cheese, diced
• ½ lb (200g ) Asiago cheese, diced
• ¾ lb (300 g) fresh lasagna
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• 1¼ cups béchamel sauce
• ¼ lb (100 g) walnuts, half crumbled, and the other half finely ground
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. Blanch the lasagna, a few sheets at a time, in salted boiling water for 2-3 minutes; remove them with a strainer and let them drain on a clean cloth.
3. Butter an oven proof serving dish and put down a first layer of lasagna.
4. Spread a layer of béchamel sauce over it, dust it with some of the powdered walnuts, and then sprinkle some of the cheese and some of the chopped walnuts over it. Continue with another layer of pasta, followed by more cheese and more nut, and so on until all is used up; the top layer should be cheese, walnuts, and béchamel sauce, and you should dot it with the butter and sprinkle the grated Parmigiano over it. Bake the lasagna for about 20 minutes, and serve.