Lasagna Roll Ups with Tofu Ricotta

  • 1 block Firm Tofu
  • 8-12 Lasagna Noodles
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 garlic clove (or sub 1 Tbsp garlic powder)
  • 2 stalks celery (or 1 tsp celery seeds)
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • juice of 1/2 lemon (about 2 Tbsp)
  • 1 cup chopped fresh parsley (has to be fresh!!!)
  • chopped fresh basil (optional, to taste)
  • 1 tsp smooth dijon mustard
  • salt and pepper
  • Fresh Spinach
  • 1-2 Jars pasta sauce
Start by pressing your tofu. This needs to be done at least two hours before you start cooking, prefereablt about 6 hours. Wrap it in paper towel or a dish towel, put it in between two plates, and put something heavy on top. This presses the excess water out of the tofu allowing it to absorb more 
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Cook the lasagna noodles. Don't use oven ready. These need to be rollable.

Turn stovetop to medium. In a non stick pan, add olive oil, onions, garlic and celery. Fry until onions are cooked down and transluscent.

When tofu is drained, mash the shit out of it. I find a pastry cutter or a strong thick fork works the best. Potato mashers aren't sharp enough.

Add nutritional yeast, lemon juice, chopped herbs, mustard, salt and pepper and onion/garlic/celery mix to mashed tofu and stir. Taste it! It should have a fresh, light taste. Add more of some thing to your taste. I usually add extra salt and lemon juice, if anything.

Lay a cooked noodle flat on a plate. Smear tofu mix the length of it. Layer spinach leaves down the length as well then roll it up and place it in a dish. Repeat with all the noodles . Pour pasta sauce on top of rolled noodles.

It should look like this>undefined (but with more green because we're healthy here!).

You can either place them in a large casserole dish and bake them (350F for 25min) or place them in individual containers and microwave them for 2 min as needed.

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