POLENTA LASAGNE WITH 3 CHEESES...Lasagna di polenta

How good does this look ..?
So easy and as wholesome as any meat based lasagne I have eaten ......This is what the girls will be making in tonights cooking class .
I will post the recipe when I finish class tonight ... promise !

RECIPE    From  ITALIAN COUNTRY COOKING  by Loukie Werle
                           Pg 88
First set your oven at 190 deg C


To make the polenta ... bring 8 cups of water to the boil , add salt and stir till the salt is dissolved .
Remove from the heat and add 400gm polenta in a steady stream .
Stir for 1 minute ,  then pour into an oiled tray ... Let cool and set  them cut into 1 cm slices and set aside .
Next make the béchamel sauce , melt 60 gm of butter in a pan and stir in 1/2 cup of plain flour  cook gently over a low heat for a couple of minutes , stirring all the the time .
remove from heat and add 2 cups of milk all at once .
Put back on a low heat  and bring to a simmer ...stirring constantly .
When the sauce thickens , season with salt and pepper  and simmer for 5 minutes..


now you will need 2 cans of diced Italian tomatoes , spread 2/3rds in the bottom the lasagne dish.
Now with the sliced polenta make a layer over the tomatoes .
Crumble 90 gm of blue cheese over the top and spread half the béchamel sauce and add another layer of polenta slices
Sprinkle with 60 gm of grated  gruyere cheese and 60 grams of pecorino cheese.
Spoon over the remaining béchamel sauce and the tomatoes .
Bake in a well heated oven  ( 190 deg C ) until bubbling..
Serve in deep , heated plates.


This is so yum !