SALMON AND ASPARAGUS LASAGNE

Steps:

• First make the bechemel. Stud the onion halves with the cloves and put them in a pan with the bay leaves and the milk. Heat until hot but not boiling, turn the heat down to an absolute minimum and leave to infuse for 20 minutes.
• Discard the onion, cloves and bay leaves, put the saffron into a small dish and infuse in 1 tbsp boiling water.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan then add the flour, stir for 1 minute and take off the heat and gradually add the hot infused milk.
• Return to the heat, add the dill if using and gently simmer for 10 minutes stirring constantly until as thick as quite thick pouring cream.
• Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and stir in the saffron, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
• While the sauce is simmering, simmer the asparagus over a medium heat for 4 minutes only and run under a cold tap to halt the cooking process. It should be slightly underdone.
• Slice the salmon thinly at a 45 degree angle across the grain
• Preheat the oven to 200C/400°F.
• To assemble the lasagne you need a large oven proof dish. Start with a thin layer of bechemel, then a layer of lasagne DO NOT OVERLAP THE LASAGNE SHEETS.
• More bechemel then all of the asparagus in a single layer, cover with bechemel then another layer of lasagne.
• Another thin layer of bechemel, then the slices of salmon and more bechemel to cover.
• 1 more layer of lasagne sheets, the rest of the bechemel and finish with the parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake for 45 minutes until the top is nicely browned.
• Delicious!