Asparagus Lasagna: More Soy Cooking, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ©Marie Oser 2000

Asparagus Lasagna
16 Servings

12 ounces fresh asparagus spears, trimmed to 3 inch pieces, Lightly steamed and PLUNGED INTO ICE WATER
3 Tablespoons olive oil
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/3 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 (6 ounce package) veggie Canadian bacon, diced
3 Tbsp. unbleached flour
1/2 cup dry vermouth
1 1/2 cups enriched soymilk
1 tsp dried thyme
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 fresh tomatoes, thinly sliced

Garden Tofu Filling:

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3 Blocks of firm homemade tofu
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup coarsely shredded zucchini
1/3 cup soy Parmesan
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
2 tsp. dried oregano
1 (26 oz.) jar Fat Free tomato sauce
3/4 of 16 ounce pkg. NO BOIL Lasagna noodles

Preheat oven to 375°
Prepare asparagus and set aside in ice water bath.

Make Garden Tofu Layer:
Mash tofu in a large mixing bowl, add garlic, scallions, carrots, zucchini, soy parmesan cheese, and oregano.Mix thoroughly and set aside.
Make dairy-free "cream" sauce
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat 30 seconds, add garlic, onions, bell pepper, and diced veggie bacon. Cook 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add flour, stir to coat veggies, add vermouth, stir and add soymilk. Reduce heat to low and add thyme and nutritional yeast. Simmer, stirring frequentlyfor 5 minutes and set aside.

Sous Chef Howard Weinthal, Jane and audience members taste Marie's Asparagus Lasagna.

Assembly:
Cover bottom of 9" by 13" baking pan with tomato sauce add NO-BOIL noodles. Cover with 2/3 of TOFU filling, top with layer of noodles. Add remaining tofu filling, top with (drained) steamed asparagus and cover with "cream" sauce and top with sliced tomatoes. Top with noodles and remaining tomato sauce. Sprinkle with soy parmesan cheese. Cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil. Bake an additional 15 minutes. Allow lasagna set for 10 minutes before serving

Enlightened Asparagus Lasagna
Nutrition Analysis: per serving:1 1/2 cups
Protein 20g, Carbohydrate 33g, Fiber 4g, Fat 5g, Cholesterol 0mg, Calcium 81mg, Sodium 374 mg.
Calories 242
from Protein: 32%, from Carbohydrate :51%, from Fat: 17%

Traditional Asparagus Lasagna
Nutrition Analysis: per serving:1 1/2 cups
Protein 17g, Carbohydrate 18g, Fiber 2g, Fat 22g, Chol 55mg, Calcium 314mg, Sodium 556 mg.
Calories 335
from Protein:20%, from Carbohydrate: 21%, from Fat: 58%