Your guests won't believe you made this restaurant-quality lasagne – it's such a simple idea for summer entertaining

Open lasagne with roast Mediterranean vegetables, feta and oregano dressing.

This open lasagne is a light, deconstructed take on the traditional baked pasta dish, with a vibrant Mediterranean twist.

Sweet roasted vegetables, salty slabs of feta, and a delicate oregano dressing, reinvent a classic lasagne for a really special summer gathering and you can make it in just five simple steps.

It really is a masterclass in stylish summer cookery, which will bring both sophistication and ease to the take.

Ingredients

• Serves 4
• 2 red peppers, sliced into thick strips, leaving the core behind
• 4 small eggplants, halved or 1 standard aubergine, thickly sliced
• 21 oz butternut squash or firm pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into wedges
• 6 fresh bay leaves
• 7 oz baby plum tomatoes (red and yellow)
• About 3.4 fl oz extra virgin olive oil
• 1 ½ tsp coriander seeds, toasted and crushed
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• A pinch dried chilli flakes
• A small handful fresh oregano, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp best-quality sherry vinegar
• A large handful Kalamata olives, stoned
• 12 fresh lasagne sheets (about 11.3 oz)
• 7 oz feta cheese, drained and sliced

The Homes & Gardens Method

(Image credit: Jan Baldwin)

1. Preheat the oven to 390°F, gas 6. Divide the peppers, eggplants, squash, tomatoes and bay leaves, well spread out, between two large oven trays. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Stir to coat lightly and season well with salt and pepper.
2. Roast the vegetables in the centre of the oven for about 35 minutes, until they are cooked through. Remove from the oven, cover loosely with foil and set aside.
3. Mix the remaining olive oil with the coriander seeds, crushed garlic, chilli flakes, oregano, olives and vinegar to make a dressing. Season to taste.
4. Cook the lasagne sheets in plenty of salted, boiling water according to pack instructions. Drain well and toss with a little oil to prevent sticking.
5. Artfully drape and layer the pasta on each plate with the roasted vegetables and the feta, then drizzle over the dressing to make open lasagnes.

A beautiful ceramic baking dish – like the NutriChef 3-Piece Ceramic Casserole Set from Amazon – is ideal for roasting your vegetables in. Serve one of our summer salads on the side for extra color and freshness.