By Indira Kasaeva
Published on October 22, 2015

If you’ve never tried a raw lasagne, you should because it has a spectacular taste. Plus it is diet-friendly and much easier to prepare than the original recipe. Devour your lasagne while keeping up the diet. Fresh vegetables and an almond filling create a sensual taste and keep you full for long.

Ingredients

• 1 zucchini
• ½ cup sliced cherry tomatoes
• 2 tbspns fresh basil chiffonade
• freshly-ground pepper
• Raw almond cheese (see recipe below)

Raw almond cheese:

• ⅓ cup raw almonds
• ⅛ teaspoon sea salt (or more to taste)
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 2 – 3 tablespoons water, or more as needed
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped

Directions

First prepare the raw almond cheese

• Soak almonds in water for at least 1 hour, then drain.
• Add almonds to a food processor with salt, nutritional yeast, and 1 tablespoon of water to start.
• Scrape down the sides of the processor and add more water as necessary until it reaches a consistency similar to ricotta.
• Add the chives at the last second and pulse until incorporated.

Prepare the lasagne

• Chop ends off of zucchini and cut zucchini in half.
• Use a mandolin or very sharp knife to slice zucchini into thin slices.
• Lay two slices side-by-side, spread the raw almond cheese and top with fillings of cherry tomatoes and basil, layering between more zucchini slices with cheese.
• Garnish with pepper and serve.