No-Bake Summer Veggie Lasagna

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This fresh take on lasagna comes together in less than a half-hour.

No-Bake Summer Veggie Lasagna
Fred Hardy.
Prep Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
4

This vegetarian lasagna requires zero minutes in the oven and is bursting with summer ingredients. Cherry tomatoes and chopped zucchini quickly cook down into a fresh sauce that’s infused with fresh oregano and garlic. Ricotta is thinned out with a touch of milk and tucked in between layers of boiled lasagna sheets along with the tomato-zucchini sauce. Serve this simple pasta dish warm or at room temperature.

Ingredients

  • 6 7-by-3-in. lasagna noodles

  • Cooking spray

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 2 pints cherry tomatoes

  • 2 medium zucchini, chopped into 1/4-in. pieces

  • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped 

  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided, plus more for pasta water

  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

  • 1 tbsp fresh oregano leaves, finely chopped, plus more for topping 

  • 16 oz whole milk ricotta cheese

  • 2 tbsp milk

  • Grated pecorino Romano cheese, for serving

Directions

  1. Cook noodles in salted water according to package directions until just past al dente; drain. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.

  2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Add tomatoes, zucchini, onion, and 1 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes burst, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and oregano; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

  3. Whisk ricotta, milk, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl until smooth.

  4. Cut noodles in half. Arrange 1 noodle half on each of 4 plates. Top each noodle with a heaping 2 tablespoons ricotta mixture and a heaping 1/4 cup tomato mixture. Repeat layers twice more. Top with pecorino Romano and oregano. Serve warm or at room temperature. 

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