| Vegetable Tortilla Lasagne
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large zucchini (about 10 ounces), cut in half and then cut crosswise
into thin slices
1 teaspoon cumin
Cayenne, to taste
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup frozen corn, thawed
1/4 cup ricotta cheese
1 1/4 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese (about 1/4 pound)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 cup bottled tomato salsa (about 9 ounces)
6 six-inch Mi Ranchito or La Primera corn tortillas
7-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained and patted dry
3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
Accompaniment: lime wedges
Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
In a skillet heat vegetable oil over moderately high heat. Add the zucchini,
cumin, cayenne, salt and pepper and cook, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the corn, stirring, and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat
and set aside.
In a small bowl stir together ricotta, 1 cup Monterey Jack, oregano,
salt and pepper to taste. Put salsa in a fine sieve set over a bowl and
drain 3 seconds (do not press on solids). Transfer salsa to another bowl.
Lightly grease a loaf pan, 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 3 inches, and trim tortillas
with scissors into six 5 by 3 3/4-inch rectangles. Cover bottom of loaf
pan with 2 tortillas, overlapping them in middle. Spread 1/4 cup salsa
over tortillas and top with half cheese mixture, half zucchini, half peppers,
half corn, and 1 tablespoon coriander. Make another layer of tortillas
and vegetables in same manner. Top with remaining 2 tortillas, 1/2 cup
salsa, 1/4 cup Monterey Jack, and 1 tablespoon coriander. Cover lasagne
with foil and bake in middle of oven 12 minutes, or until heated through
and cheese is melted. Let lasagne stand, covered, 5 minutes before serving.
Cut lasagne in half and serve with lime.
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