Broken Lasagna with Walnut & Gruyere Cheese Pesto
Discover this broken lasagna with walnut and gruyere cheese pesto, an original recipe in which torn sheets of lasagna are transformed into a delicious recipe. Delight your taste buds with this unique combination of flavors.
Ingredients
- 500 g 17.6 oz lasagna sheets, broken
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the pesto:
- 100 g 3.5 oz Gruyere cheese, diced
- 60 g 2.1 oz roasted walnuts
- 80 g 2.8 oz fresh basil leaves
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 50 ml 2 fl oz olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare the pesto: In a food processor, add Gruyere, walnuts, basil, and garlic.
- Blend until you get a puree composition. Then, with the blender on, slowly add the olive oil and blend until you get a creamy pesto.
- On high heat, put a saucepan or double-bottomed pan with water to boil. When it boils, leave the heat low-medium and add salt. Then add the brroken lasagna sheets and let them cook for 8-9 minutes, or until al dente.
- Strain the cooked pasta, reserving ½ cup of pasta water.
- Put the pasta back in the pan, on medium heat, add the pesto and water from cooking the pasta.
- Mix pasta with pesto well, until it is heated and well incorporated, for 1-2 minutes.
- Serve warm, with freshly ground black pepper, extra cheese and olive or walnut oil.