Vegetarian Moussaka

VegetMousaka
  • 20 minutes preparation
  • 60 minutes cooking
  • medium difficulty
  • 8 serves

Ingredients

  • 1 large eggplant, thinly sliced
  • 2 zucchinis, thinly sliced
  • olive oil spray
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 400g can brown lentils, rinsed and drained
  • 1 tablespoon rosemary, roughly chopped
  • 400g can no added salt diced tomatoes
  • 150g reduced fat ricotta cheese
  • 2/3 cup low fat soy or dairy milk

Method

  1. Pre-heat oven to 190°C. Spray a non-stick frying pan with oil and cook eggplant and zucchini in batches for 2-3 minutes each side or until golden. Place half in the base of a large casserole dish.
  2. Heat oil in a non stick frying pan. Add onion and garlic and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until softened. Add lentils and rosemary and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
  3. Top eggplant and zucchini layer with lentils and then remaining eggplant and zucchini. Pour over tomatoes.
  4. Mix together ricotta and milk and spread over moussaka. Bake for 40 minutes or until golden. Serve with salad.

Tips

  • For an extra twist, try crumbling some fetta between the layers before baking.
  • Ricotta is a soft, delicately flavoured cheese with a high moisture content, it is also lower in salt than many other cheeses.

Nutritional Information

Per Serve

Kilojoules 613 kJ

Calories 147 Cal

Protein 9 g

Total fat 6 g

Carbohydrate 11 g

Sodium 265 mg

Potassium 450 mg

Calcium 140 mg

Iron 1.7 mg

Fibre 4 g

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