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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 4 people, you will need:

1 1 ¹⁄₃ cup asparagus
2 1 ¹⁄₃ cup cooked spinach
3 1 cup Bechamel sauce
4 ¼ cup cheese

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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 1 ¹⁄₃ cup asparagus and cut into small pieces.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Coarsely chop 1 ¹⁄₃ cup cooked spinach.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Mix the asparagus and spinach in a bowl with 1 cup 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
756 Kcal or 3,165 Kj	37 gr	62 gr	52 gr
38 %	14 %	6 %	8 %

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 4 people : 3.85 €
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, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, Filet mignon with asparagus, White asparagus salad, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Spinach brik parcels, Langres-style spinach, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Gratin "grilled inside", Chard and potato gratin, Thin spinach and potato tart, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Kérinou slices, The strange gratin, Bisto-style canapés, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Butterfly pasta with smoked trout, ... All

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