Noodle Free Eggplant and Spinach Lasagna
By: Natalie
Published: Saturday, January 5, 2013 - 2:16pm

Ingredients




2-3 small to medium eggplants
2 cups of fresh spinach (I used baby spinach)
1 15 ounce container of ricotta (I used part skim)
Fresh basil (about 1/2 cup)
1 small can of tomato paste (12 ounces)
1 cup shredded cheese (mozzarella or pizza cheese)
Salt to taste
Dry oregano (optional)

Preparation

1 Wash and dry eggplant. Slice eggplant the long way. Sprinkle with salt and leave for a while. The longer the better 20 to 30 minutes is great. Do not rinse. 2 Preheat oven to 425. Roast eggplant for about 10 minutes per side. 3 Mix ricotta with chopped basil and oregano. Reserve about 1/3 for garnish. 4 Spread about 1/3 of the tomato paste in a square dish. Top with eggplant and 1/2 the ricotta mixture. Top with spinach.  Add more ricotta. Add another layer of eggplant. Top with remaining tomato paste. Bake at 375 uncovered about 15 minutes. 5 Cover with foil. Cook another 15 minutes. 6 Top with shredded cheese. Cook about 3-5 minutes till cheese melts. Garnish with remaining basil and cook a few more minutes.

About

A delicious guilt free and carb free vegetarian lasagna. A tasty combination of eggplant and spinach mingles perfectly in this dish.

Comments:
jenine

paste was waaay too thick and sweet. ricotta made it more sweet. it needs some tomato SAUCE and better spices, also kale and fetta. thanks for the recipe but it was a dud.
jenine

paste was waaay too thick and sweet. ricotta made it more sweet. it needs some tomato SAUCE and better spices, also kale and fetta. thanks for the recipe but it was a dud.