Towering Tofu Lasagna with Eggplant and Zucchini
Towering Tofu Lasagna with Eggplant and Zucchini

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Great recipe for Towering Tofu Lasagna with Eggplant and Zucchini. Juicy layers of pan-seared tofu, eggplant and zucchini topped off with melty cheese and fresh tomato slices. Healthy and doesn't take forever to make! Go vegetarian or, if you want a little bit of meat in there, use a meaty tomato.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook towering tofu lasagna with eggplant and zucchini using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Towering Tofu Lasagna with Eggplant and Zucchini:
  1. Get 1 block firm tofu
  2. Take 6 slices eggplant (about 1 small or 1/2 larger one)
  3. Take 6 slices zucchini (about 1 small or half-ish a large one)
  4. Make ready 1 large tomato
  5. Prepare 2 Tbsp vegetable oil, plus more if needed
  6. Prepare Salt & pepper to taste
  7. Take 1 Tbsp dried Italian herbs
  8. Make ready 2 cups tomato sauce
  9. Prepare 1/2 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced (optional)
  10. Get 1 handful mozzarella or other melty cheese

Top with another layer of the cottage cheese mixture then mozzarella cheese and remaining parmesan cheese. Sprinkle top of lasagna with additional salt and pepper. The first step is to roast the zucchini and eggplant before assembling the lasagna because this ensures the vegetables cook properly and don't release too much liquid into the dish. Zucchini and eggplant are both very watery vegetables, so roasting them first will allow them to release some liquid while they cook.

Steps to make Towering Tofu Lasagna with Eggplant and Zucchini:
  1. Wrap tofu in a paper towel and microwave for 1-2 minutes. Discard paper towel and cut into 8 equally thick slices.
  2. Slice zucchini and eggplant into into round slices 1/2 inch or 1 cm thick. Cut the tomato into thinner thin slices.
  3. Heat about 2 Tbsp oil in a frying pan on medium. Lightly fry tofu, eggplant and zucchini slices on both sides until a little browned/a little softened, then sprinkle with salt, pepper and herbs. Add more oil to frying pan if things start to stick. Eggplant tends to need more oil than other things.
  4. Grease a gratin or baking dish with a bit of vegetable oil, and pour in about 1/3 of the tomato sauce. Lay down 4 slices of tofu as the bottom layer with zucchini layer on top of that. Pour over another 1/3 of the sauce. Sprinkle in some fresh ginger here if using.
  5. On top of that, add layer of eggplant & remaining tofu slices. Pour over remaining sauce.
  6. Sprinkle cheese evenly over the lasagna. Lastly, lay the slices of tomato over top. Place in toaster oven or top rack of oven and turn on broil setting. Cook until the cheese melts and slightly browns. I think I baked mine a bit too brown here, but YUM!

The first step is to roast the zucchini and eggplant before assembling the lasagna because this ensures the vegetables cook properly and don't release too much liquid into the dish. Zucchini and eggplant are both very watery vegetables, so roasting them first will allow them to release some liquid while they cook. Take a casserole dish (lasagna dish) (bigger is better, you don't want it to be overflowing because it will bubble over the pan) and layer: eggplant, then sauce, then tofu, and repeat. Try to overlap the eggplant so you get a distinct layer, no biggy though cuz everything will fuze together when you cook it. Sprinkle half the salt over the top as evenly as possible.

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