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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).

49K 10 3.9

Last modified on: December 17^th 2017

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 800 g cooked potato
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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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.

Creamy spinach and potato gratin : Photo of step #1

Cut 800 g cooked potatoes into medium slices.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Creamy spinach and potato gratin : Photo of step #2

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

Stage 3 - 3 min.

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Spread 400 g cooked spinach on top and salt lightly.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Creamy spinach and potato gratin : Photo of step #4

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

Stage 5 - 7 min.

Creamy spinach and potato gratin : Photo of step #5

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.

Creamy spinach and potato gratin : Photo of step #6

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.

Creamy spinach and potato gratin : Photo of step #7

Pour this mixture over the dish.

Stage 8 - 30 min.

Creamy spinach and potato gratin : Photo of step #8

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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,938 Kcal or 8,114 Kj	70 gr	172 gr	123 gr
97 %	27 %	16 %	19 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
120 Kcal or 502 Kj	4 gr	11 gr	8 gr
6 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
323 Kcal or 1,352 Kj	12 gr	29 gr	21 gr
16 %	4 %	3 %	3 %

% 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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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Croque-monsieur potatoes, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Crispy potato galette with leeks, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Croque-monsieur , Langres-style spinach, Gratin slices with spinach, Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Spinach Omelette, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed pork with mushrooms in a cream sauce., Normandy seafood stew, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, ... All
	Mont d'Or cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Dipping bread with cheese, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Quick courgette soup with cheese, Polenta with Mont d'Or, ... All

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