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| Chef James Taylor's Lentil & Chickpea Lasagne is a perfect meal to introduce children to pulses. Lasagne is a popular and comforting dish that most children are familiar with, encouraging them to eat pulses they may not have tried before. |
Chef James Taylor is on a mission to get pulses into school meals.
Last week was the first week back at school and the first week of the universal free school meals programme in London, meaning every London school child can enjoy a free nutritious school lunch.
James has been using Hodmedod's pulses for the last few years in his primary schools and this term is running special Pulses Days on the menus for two schools every 2 weeks, featuring different beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas. The pulse dish is always vegetarian and served to the whole school as one of their two weekly vegetarian days.
For this dish James recommends:
Here James uses peppers and mushrooms in the lasagne, but they can be switched for any other available seasonal vegetables.
Serves around 150 children and 20 adults (fills 2 Gastronorm trays, 530 x 325 X 100mm)
IngredientsFor the Pulses
For the Ragu
For the Cheese Sauce
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MethodFor the Pulses
For the Ragu
For the Cheese Sauce
Assembly and Baking
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