Recipes from the Holy Land

The Holy Land is a diverse mix of cultures.  People from all over the world have come to live in Israel.  I certainly was up for any tasting because there is no bad food here.  One of the teachers from The Painter's House, Yona, invited me to share Shabbat with him the first time I met him.  It's no wonder he is so friendly, I met his family and they raised him well.

Ravioli Lasagna
from Shabbat with Yona in Jerusalem
Ingredients:
1 Tbs butter or olive oil
6 oz. fresh baby spinach

1/4 tsp sea salt
cooking
spray

1 24 oz jar marinara sauce
32 fresh or frozen cheese ravioli

4 oz shredded Parmesan cheese
1 Tbs fresh parsley

         
Preheat oven to 400 F.

Heat up your frying pan over medium heat to sauté the spinach until it is slightly wilted.  Season this with the salt and set aside.

Spray a 9 x 13-inch
dish with cooking spray.  Then spread 1 1/2 cups of marina sauce (half the jar) into the dish.  Arrange half of the ravioli in a single layer on top of the marinara sauce.  Top that with half of the Parmesan cheese and then half of the wilted spinach.

Top this with a layer of the rest of your ravioli, then the rest of the marinara sauce, followed by the cheese.

Cover the pan with foil and bake for 40 minutes.  Remove the foil and turn on the oven to broil.  Broil the dish on the lowest rack of the oven for 4 more minutes to finish melting the cheese.  Garnish the dish with fresh parsley and enjoy.