Olsen’s Vegetarian Lasagna | Villa Diodati

Ingredients

• olive oil, plenty
• 1 large onion
• 1 large eggplant/aubergine
• 3 or 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• fresh or dried thyme, rosemary, oregano, 1 bay leaf
• 2 small zucchini/courgettes
• 1 large yellow bell pepper
• 1 lb mushrooms
• 2 lbs fresh tomatoes, blanched and peeled
• 1 small (or medium-sized) can tomato sauce, if you feel it’s necessary
• 1 cup good red cooking wine, or more if you feel it’s necessary
• Salt and pepper
• 1 lb or more lasagna noodles (the thin kind that you don’t need to pre-cook)
• 2 or 3 cups milk
• 2 or 3 tbs flour
• grated nutmeg
• ½ – ¾ lb mozzarella (aged or fresh), thinly sliced
• ½ – ¾ lb ricotta
• ½ – ¾ cup grated parmesan