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Creamy spinach and potato gratin

This is a gratin with a difference: before going in the oven, the layers of spinach and potato are topped with cream in which Mont d'Or cheese has been melted (or another cheese, if you prefer).

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Last modified on: December 17^th 2017

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 800 g cooked potatoes
2 1 knob butter
3 400 g cooked spinach
4 200 ml liquid cream
5 200 g Mont d'or cheese
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 1,610 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	47 min.	1 hour 5 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut 800 g cooked potatoeses into medium slices.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Butter a gratin dish and spread half the potatoes in an even layer.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Spread 400 g cooked spinach on top and salt lightly.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Make a top layer with the remaining potatoes. Salt lightly.

Stage 5 - 7 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Pour 200 ml liquid cream into a saucepan, salt and pepper, then bring to the boil on medium heat.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Turn down the heat, add 200 g Mont d'or cheese in small pieces and beat into the cream with a whisk until melted.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Pour this mixture over the dish.

Stage 8 - 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes until the top is nicely browned.

Remarks

Mont d'Or is a delicious seasonal cheese that I particularly recommend for this recipe, but if you don't have any, use another cheese you enjoy, preferably a "soft paste" type.

Keeping

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

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,062 Kcal or 8,633 Kj	142 gr	280 gr	183 gr
103 %	55 %	26 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
128 Kcal or 536 Kj	9 gr	17 gr	11 gr
6 %	3 %	2 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
344 Kcal or 1,440 Kj	24 gr	47 gr	31 gr
17 %	9 %	4 %	5 %

% 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

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 5.66 €
Per person : 0.94 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baker's chicken and potato tart, Polish-style beetroot salad, Baked salmon fillet, Röstis, Salmon marinated like herring, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Creamy rice with spinach, ... All
	Mont d'or cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Dipping bread with cheese, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Polenta with Mont d'Or, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Broccoli savoury custard, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Vanilla ice cream, Mushrooms on toast, French style, Cauliflower curry, ... All

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