Asparagus Lasagne, an Italian recipe from Gourmetpedia

Ingredients

• - 250 g (9 oz.) lasagne noodles
• - 600 g (1 lb. 5 oz.) green asparagus
• - 90 g (6 tbsp.) butter
• - 40 g (1/3 cup) flour
• - 400 g (14 oz.) whole milk
• - 80 g (3 oz.) freshly grated parmesan
• - 1 bunch of flat leaf parsley
• - 1 shallot
• - A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• - Coarse salt for the pasta water
• - Fine salt and pepper
• - 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil