Married Life
Dear Community,

Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.

If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.

Thank you.

Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.

Let's say you were making a lasagne that couldn't involve

dairy, and tomato.

I am going to finely chop carrots, spinach, garlic, sausage, basil, red bell pepper, and sautee it.  I was thinking of just making a lot of it and adding it layer by layer and baking it that way.

However, do you have any other ingredients that you'd add to make it more palatable and not boring?  If you say dairy, tomato, or puppies, not funny.

«1

Re: Let's say you were making a lasagne that couldn't involve

  • This is like making a cake that doesn't involve flour or sugar.
    image
  • I'd make steak.
    promised myself I'd retire when I turned gold, and yet here I am
  • sonrisasonrisa member
    Ancient Membership Combo Breaker
    Then it wouldn't be lasagna. However, I bet you could make a great layered pasta dish with pesto and veggies :-)
  • I've made lasagna with tofu "ricotta," and I've also used pesto in place of tomato sauce.

    eta: der, I always make my pesto cheeseless, so I always think of it as cheeseless without, well, thinking.

    Emily Suzanne 11.29.2007 | Kate Josephine 4.3.2010 | D&E 10w6d 9.5.2012 | EDD 8.17.2013
  • Pesto would be a great addition and maybe add some whole pine nuts to your veggie saute.
  • why not just make pasta with veggies in it?  IMO lasagna NEEDS cheese or it would be all floopy.

    i would do a regular pasta dish with sausage and veg with an olive oil and garlic "sauce".  soooo good.

     

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • Now I want a dairy and tomato ridden lasagna! I should make the fi make me one for dinner!
    image
    Missed M/C 11/5/2010 @ 5 weeks, 3 days* D&C 12/3/2010 at 9 weeks, 3 days
    Lilypie Pregnancy tickers
  • Sue_sueSue_sue member
    5 Love Its
    SO SINGS MY SOUL *WHAM!* MY SAVIOR GOD TO THEE *WHAM!* HOW GREAT THOU ART *WHAM!* HOW GREAT THOU ART *WHAM!*
  • sonrisasonrisa member
    Ancient Membership Combo Breaker
    You could also do something marvelous with a garlic, wine and mushrooms. Lots of mushrooms. Think porcinis and/or shitakes. 
  • they have soy cheese

     

    why no tomato ?

    f.k.a.= Derniermot
  • Sue_sueSue_sue member
    5 Love Its

    Now I want lasagna!

    Maybe I can pick some up for dinner tonight. mmmmm

    SO SINGS MY SOUL *WHAM!* MY SAVIOR GOD TO THEE *WHAM!* HOW GREAT THOU ART *WHAM!* HOW GREAT THOU ART *WHAM!*
  • Soy is the devil though! 
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • It IS floopy, babu.  It is so floopy.

    I just want to try to make a decent alternative.  There's something very comforting about cutting out those squares of pasta and having a nice salad with them.

    lol @ I'd make steak.  

    The soy cheese -- it's not so good.  And, allergies/food intolerances.

    Thank you!

  • TambcatTambcat member
    50000 Comments Sixth Anniversary Combo Breaker 5 Love Its
    My first thought was a roasted veggie lasagna, but yours sounds good too. Maybe you can make some of that red pepper sauce you talked about before. Or what about a lasagna with pesto instead of red sauce? A cheeseless pesto.
  • TambcatTambcat member
    50000 Comments Sixth Anniversary Combo Breaker 5 Love Its

    imagesonrisa:
    You could also do something marvelous with a garlic, wine and mushrooms. Lots of mushrooms. Think porcinis and/or shitakes. 

    mmm wait, this sounds good. I change my vote to this. Yay fungus!

  • Sorry - you lost me at dairy.

    I cannot bring myself to commit such blasphemy in the kitchen. That is NOT a lasagne - it is a pasta/veggie dish. 

    Anniversary
  • Use egg to hold it together.

    Saute your veggies, whatever and then beat two eggs and mix them in with the veggies before layering.

     

    image
    Yeah that's right my name's Yauch!
  • Tambcat - little tambina is absolutely precious!  Congrats to you and Mr. Tambcat!

    Anniversary
  • TambcatTambcat member
    50000 Comments Sixth Anniversary Combo Breaker 5 Love Its
    imageAbbeyS2011:

    Tambcat - little tambina is absolutely precious!  Congrats to you and Mr. Tambcat!

    Thank you! :)

  • imageAbbeyS2011:

    Sorry - you lost me at dairy.

    I cannot bring myself to commit such blasphemy in the kitchen. That is NOT a lasagne - it is a pasta/veggie dish. 

    Allergies.  Speak any English?

    *gestures with puppy*

  • imagelaptopprancer:

    Use egg to hold it together.

    Saute your veggies, whatever and then beat two eggs and mix them in with the veggies before layering.

     

    YES!

    yesyesyes

    thx

  • Maybe try a bechamel sauce with soy milk/butter?  No idea if it would turn out correctly but might be worth a shot.

  • tofu and a whole lotta spinach & pesto.
  • imagescottydont:

    dairy, and tomato.

    I am going to finely chop carrots, spinach, garlic, sausage, basil, red bell pepper, and sautee it.  I was thinking of just making a lot of it and adding it layer by layer and baking it that way.

    However, do you have any other ingredients that you'd add to make it more palatable and not boring?  If you say dairy, tomato, or puppies, not funny.

     Rice or soy based cheese works just as well and works the same as "real" ricotta and mozzarella.

    (I personally prefer the rice-based products)

    I often make dairy-free, gluten-free lasagna and my DH ( who LOVES 'real' cheese) still eats half the pan in one sitting Yes

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • jln14jln14 member
    Can you make long slices of zucchini and squash to layer in there as well with the noodles? 
  • These are really good ideas.

    I haven't found a cheese aside from Daiya to use.  I can't have safflower oil, either.  The others that I've tried taste really weird, but I haven't had them all.

  • p.s You can also use sliced Eggplant in the place of cheese if you want it to be "sturdier"
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • I had a dish this weekend with lots of mushrooms, shallots, butter (you could sub for this), garlic, and pasta. It was heavenly.
    imageimage
  • Make a bechemel sauce with unsweetened soy, garlic and flour. We do this for our lasagnas and its really very tasty.
    image
  • Oh and use Daiya mozzarella. Yum!!
    image
Sign In or Register to comment.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards