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Asparagus and spinach gratin

A quick vegetable gratin made with asparagus and spinach cooked beforehand, in a bechamel sauce and topped with slivers of Brie.

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Last modified on: June 20^th 2021

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 900 g asparagus
2 900 g cooked spinach
3 750 g Bechamel sauce
4 150 g cheese
Total weight: 2,700 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
37 min.	25 min.	1 hour 2 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Prepare 900 g asparagus and cut into small pieces.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Coarsely chop 900 g cooked spinach.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Mix the asparagus and spinach in a bowl with 750 g Bechamel sauce.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Put the mixture into a buttered gratin dish in an even layer.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Cover with thin sliced of Brie.

Note: remove the Brie rind if you prefer.

Stage 6 - 25 min.

Bake for about 25 minutes.

Remarks

If you don't have Brie, use another similar style of cheese, such as Camembert.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,268 Kcal or 9,496 Kj	110 gr	186 gr	156 gr
113 %	42 %	18 %	24 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
84 Kcal or 352 Kj	4 gr	7 gr	6 gr
4 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
189 Kcal or 791 Kj	9 gr	16 gr	13 gr
9 %	4 %	1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 11.55 €
Per person : 0.96 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Asparagus: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Asparagus "en petit pois", How to prepare asparagus, White asparagus salad, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, Filet mignon with asparagus, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy rice with spinach, Feta and spinach brik pie, Salmon and spinach quiche, Gratin slices with spinach, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Croque-monsieur, Scallops au gratin, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Montlebon toast, Ham "friand" pie, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Poitevin twist, Bisto-style canapés, Grilled cheese, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Filo leeks and cheese tart, ... All

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