Jamie Magazine
By Kate McCullough
Ingredients
70g unsalted butter
50g plain flour
800ml milk
1 fresh bay leaf
800g spinach
200g ricotta cheese
1 whole nutmeg, for grating
300g fresh lasagne sheets
100g Parmesan cheese
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5.
- Melt 50g of the butter in a pan and whisk in the flour. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, then whisk in the milk till smooth. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, add the bay leaf and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- Remove the stalks from the spinach, then wilt with the remaining 20g butter in a covered pan. When wilted, drain, then, when cool enough to handle, squeeze out the liquid.
- Chop the spinach and mix with the ricotta, a ladleful of the white sauce and a good grating of nutmeg. Season.
- In a baking dish, layer the lasagne sheets, white sauce, spinach mixture and a grating of Parmesan. Finish with a layer of pasta topped with sauce and more Parmesan.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or till golden.
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