Lasagna with courgettes, pesto and macadamia nut cream

A light lasagna that doesn’t require to be cooked and that is made with seasonal vegetables. A perfect delicacy for every kind of taste.

 

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Ingredients for 4 people

4 courgettes

2 jars of basil pesto (180 g each)

pine nuts

extra virgin olive oil

200 g of fresh cherry tomatoes

8 dried tomatoes in olive oil

oregano

200 g of peeled macadamia nuts (not toasted, not salted)

1 spoon of lemon juice

half spoon of sea salt

70 ml of water

 

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Preparation

How to make the macadamia nut cream: put the nuts in a bowl with water. Let them to soak all night. The morning after, drip them. Wash them with fresh water and put them in the mixer with the lemon juice and a little bit of salt. Slowly add the water, whilst continuing blending until you obtain a uniform but not too compact cream. Pour the cream into a colander to remove extra water.

 

Prepare the tomato sauce by blending fresh cherry tomatoes, dried tomatoes in oil, olive oil and oregano.

 

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Wash the courgettes and slice them lengthwise. Complete the lasagna alternating all the ingredients: layer of courgettes, layer of macadamia nut cream; layer of courgettes, layer of tomato sauce; layer of courgettes and layer of pesto. Repeat the layers until you finish the ingredients.

 

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Keep the lasagna in the fridge until you serve it. Garnish with fresh basil leaves and pine nuts.

 

 

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