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Fresh spinach with cream

Fresh spinach, simply wilted, reheated in a sauce of thickened cream with shallot, and served with quarters of hard-boiled egg.

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Last modified on: September 29^th 2012

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 500 g fresh spinach
2 4 hard-boiled eggs
3 1 shallot
4 2 tablespoons olive oil
5 200 ml liquid cream
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 955 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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1 hour 31 min.	12 min.	1 hour 43 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 1 hour 9 min.

Prepare 500 g fresh spinach, and set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Chop finely 1 shallot.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pan on medium heat, and when hot add the chopped shallot, season and cook 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Pour 200 ml liquid cream into the pan, season again.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

As soon as the cream boils, add the spinach.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Turn down the heat and leave the cream to thicken slowly, stirring gently from time to time to separate the spinach leaves.

This gentle cooking takes about 10 minutes. Then check seasoning.

Heat plates.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Cut 4 hard-boiled eggs into quarters lengthways.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Divide the spinach between the plates, arrange the eggs on top, and pour over the cream from the pan.

Remarks

The spinach and hard-boiled eggs can be prepared several hours beforehand, or the previous day. In this case leave the spinach in a dish on absorbant paper, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,304 Kcal or 5,460 Kj	42 gr	27 gr	114 gr
65 %	16 %	3 %	17 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
137 Kcal or 574 Kj	4 gr	3 gr	12 gr
7 %	2 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
326 Kcal or 1,365 Kj	11 gr	7 gr	29 gr
16 %	4 %	1 %	4 %

% 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: Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.14 €
Per person : 0.79 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tex-Mex chicken burger, Koulibiak in pie dish, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, How to prepare spinach, Pistachio and spinach pesto, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Vegetable clafoutis, Breton style shellfish and vegetable soup, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , Black Forest gateau, ... All
	Hard-boiled egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lentil and cold-meat salad, White asparagus salad, Shiro-goma salad, Bistro-style red endive salad, Smoky canapés, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Penne with purple artichokes, Scallops au gratin, Mediterranean toast, Cajun pork with rice., Fougasse with bacon and Comté, ... All

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