VEGETARIAN

LASAGNE ON A ROLL…FREEDOM PASTA

2008/08/07 / 21 Comments
“Forks and spoons have probably done more to reconcile people who cannot agree than guns and bombs ever did”
Theodore Zeldin
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‘Red & White‘… Lasagna – Pasta with Freedom!
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A few weeks ago, I got a mail each from 2 very sweet Indonesian bloggers settled in Canada, Pepy @ Indonesia Eats & Dwiana @ The Adventure of My Cooking Diary announcing a food event celebrating ‘Red & White’, the colours of the Indonesian flag, in honour of the Indonesian Independence Day in August. How surprising that Dwiana & Pepy are ‘foodie fellows’ as they call themselves, & I have known the 2 of them separately through blogging in my search for the ever elusive sambal chili sauce. Little did I know that our paths would cross in such a manner & was delighted to be thought of & invited to contribute in my little way.
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Anything red and white, visual or concept wise, taste wise… anything!
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At that time, I was clearing the larder… I have boxes of lasagna waiting to be used. Also had 6 tubes of cannelloni to use up. 6 were certainly not enough for a meal…‘can-u-loan-me’ some? Cannelloni couldn’t be made into lasagna…but thankfully, lasagna works well as a cannelloni roll up.
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IMG 0603How much more freedom can you get out of pasta…
IMG 0678…Lasagna willing to be rolled into cannelloni!
All the pieces fell into place with RED, WHITE & FREEDOM.

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SIL mentioned a nice veggie pasta cannelloni she had the other day with potatoes, cottage cheese & sweetcorn within. Enough to set my mind ticking. I love veggie versions of pasta; gives me a nice break from chicken. Contact was made with the ‘Pasta Bible’ which had a roll up version I had seen some time back. Set to work & this is how it came out….
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Canneloni with Potatoes, Cottage-cheese & Sweetcorn…by me
Ingredients:
Lasagna sheets – 12-16 / cooked al dente & spread out on a clean kitchen towel
(or cannelloni – 12-16 tubes)

Potatoes -2-3 / boiled & grated
Cottage -cheese – 400gms , grated (I use Le Bon)
Cheddar – 50 gms , grated
Sweetcorn – from 2 cobs ( I like to boil mine fresh)
Fresh coriander leaves – chopped fine (optional; or any other herbs of your choice)
Marinara Sauce – 2 cups (approximately)
Mozzarella for topping
Fresh basil leaves collage6collage5Method:

  • Mix the potatoes + cottage cheese + cheddar + sweetcorn + herbs +salt + pepper well. Season well with salt & pepper. Reserve.
  • Put 1-2 tbsps of the mixture at one end of the lasagna sheet & roll up. Place seam side down in baking dish. Repeat with the rest of the sheets. If using cannelloni, pipe this filling into each shell & place in baking dish.
  • Pour over the marinara sauce & top generously with grated mozzarella. ( Can assemble till this point & refrigerate. Bring to room temperature later, bake & serve).

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  • Cover with foil & bake for 25-30 minutes at 180 degrees C. Allow to stand for 15-20 minutes before serving. IMG 0684

This made for a nice, light summer main course dish. If you make it in winter, try it with a mushroom cream sauce over the marinara, maybe a bechamel, & then top it off with mozzarella. Would have been even yummier had I put in more cheese…but the calorie meter was a-counting!!

Thanks for flying the flag Dwi & Pepy. Thus runs the Spirit of Freedom, over nations far apart, yet bloggers narrowing borders like never before. I LOVE IT!!

Posted by Deeba @ PAB

About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

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21 Comments

  • nadia

    2008/08/07 at 2:41 pm Reply

    delicious, reminds me of canneloni. my grandmother used to make crepes and use them instead of the pasta! was my favorite birthday meal!

  • OhioMom

    2008/08/07 at 2:57 pm Reply

    ….”bloggers narrowing borders like never before”

    One of the things I love about blogging is the interaction with people from all over the world.

    Happy Independence Day!

  • Dwiana P

    2008/08/07 at 3:22 pm Reply

    great lasagna recipe Debra. Never cross in my mind about rolling lasagna. good idea. cottage cheese and mozzarella? wow I bet my son would love it!

    Thank you for your time and energy to participate in this event. highly appreciate:)

  • noble pig

    2008/08/07 at 3:33 pm Reply

    Wow you really went all out and in all directions. All those melting-cheese pictures are making me drool. What a neat event too!

    I like your winter suggestions too!

  • Manggy

    2008/08/07 at 4:16 pm Reply

    Oooh, I have such a soft spot for cheese on tomato sauce… Love this dish Deeba!
    You can of course cut up the cannelloni and lay them out flat like lasagna, haha!

  • muralimanohar

    2008/08/08 at 3:24 am Reply

    Okay, that looks yummy. And interesting. Potatoes and corn?? Would never have thought! And vegetarian, too, woohoo! lol

    Question, though…what is the cheese that you call cottage cheese?? You can grate it?? Obviously not even closely resembling what we call cottage cheese in the US or over here in Australia!!!

  • Nina's Kitchen (Nina Timm)

    2008/08/08 at 3:56 am Reply

    You are one clever lady…This dish really looks delicious and light…

  • Bharti

    2008/08/08 at 3:15 pm Reply

    So yummy..I’m in the mood for pasta now! I might make something in the same combination.

  • Ivy

    2008/08/08 at 6:52 pm Reply

    I usually make cannelloni with crepes as well but have some lasagna in my pantry for a long time now waiting to be used. Looks like a great recipe.

  • Mike of Mike's Table

    2008/08/09 at 2:47 pm Reply

    Aside from how great these look, its also an entirely new set of flavors to me which is the real eye opener. I’ll be over for dinner shortly!

  • Indonesia-Eats

    2008/08/13 at 2:01 pm Reply

    Deeba, this is a great idea… Never thought before.

    Thank you for participating with our Independence day.

    Merdeka

    Pepy 🙂

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