Vegetable Lasagna - The Healthier Option

Tomato plants are one of the most popular additions to many vegetable gardens. Since tomatoes are a plant that has a high yield for little space, you are sure to end up with a large harvest of tomatoes at the end of the growing season. Tomatoes are best enjoyed fresh, and one of the best ways to do this is to make vegetable lasagna.

Traditional lasagna can be time consuming as well as laden with fat, but there are modern versions of lasagna that are not only healthy and tasty, but also bring out the rich taste of tomatoes and any other vegetables you choose to include. The secret to quick lasagna is to use wonton skins rather than traditional lasagna sheets. This also allows you to cook lasagna in separate small dishes if you wish.

As well as tomatoes, you can include other vegetables planted in your garden, such as peppers, egg plant and spinach. Including a high amount of vegetables, and replacing the fattening bŽchamel sauce with a tomato based sauce makes this a healthy option. While you can still include the traditional beef mince, tomato based lasagna high in vegetable content makes a great vegetarian option if you replace the mince with vegetables.

How Many Tomatoes Do You Have?

While tomatoes are a warm season plant, they can be grown under glass or in pots to enjoy that tomato taste all year round. For an average family, twelve to fifteen plants should be enough to supply you with the basis for a range of vegetable dishes.

Tomatoes keep in the refrigerator for around a week if ripe, up to a month if picked when green. Tomatoes can not be snap frozen, and if you need to keep them for some time once they are removed from the plant, either bottle them or cook your tomatoes before freezing.

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