Raw Lasagna!

I\\\'m, tired of counting days, so look to see more variety of headings than "Stepping Up Wellness: Day 8." But you may rest assured that is still what\\\'s going on. So, now that we can all sleep better tonight safe and secure in this knowledge, let\\\'s move on.

The raw lasagna was incredible! In fact, it resembled a traditional lasagna in richness and full-bodied flavor, but the variety of favors was much greater. The raw cheese made earlier this week became a splendid Ricotta, covered with capers and olives, then layered over with more zucchini "noodles" followed by layers of pesto, marinated shiitakes, raw marinara sauce, and finally topped with halved grape tomatoes, sprinkled with cashew parmesan(very easy to make,) and garnished with a few herbal leaves of choice. I would probably normally opt for a basil garnish with a dish like this, but since I used it all up in the recipe, a few full looking sage leaves did e aesthetic trick.

The whole thing goes into the dehydrator, or oven on the absolute lowest setting, to warm through before serving. I did drain off the excess water from the serving dish once or twice. The end result was beautiful and delicious!

I will suggest that timing is crucial when preparing this dish. Cheese took 3 days, mushrooms had to marinate overnight, etc. and depending on what time you want to serve this dish, you might want to get it plated and in the dehydrator 2-3 hours in advance so it can really warm through. All I\\\'m saying is I had dinner at 10:00 last night.