Lasagna Al Pesto Recipe

Ingredients

• Kosher salt
• 1/2 pound green beans (fresh, ends removed)
• 1/2 pound potatoes (new potatoes, scrubbed)
• Fresh lasagne noodles (recipe follows, or 1/2 pound dried lasagne sheets)
• Fresh pesto sauce (recipe follows)
• Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, for serving
• 1 - 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese (optional)
• 4 bunches fresh basil, leaves picked
• 4 cloves garlic, lightly crushed
• 1 cup pine nuts
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon yogurt
• 4 tablespoons olive oil (extra-virgin)
• Sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• *FOR FRESH LASAGNA (can use store-bought, to save time)*
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
• salt, pinch
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons olive oil