Spinach Croque-monsieur
A croque-monsieur is a French toasted sandwich. Here, the 2 slices of buttered bread are filled with bechamel sauce, hard-boiled eggs, blanched spinach and melted cheese.
The assembled sandwich is popped in the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.
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Last modified on: May 24th 2015
For 4 pieces, you will need:
- 1
8 slices Sandwich bread - 2
40 g butter - 3
80 g Bechamel sauce - 4
4 hard-boiled eggs - 5
200 g cooked spinach - 6
150 g grated cheese - Total weight: 990 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 25 min. | 20 min. | 45 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
4 min.
Stage 2
4 min.
Spread bechamel sauce on the other side of each slice.Stage 3
4 min.
Put the cooked spinach on top...Stage 4
5 min.
...then slices of hard-boiled egg.Stage 5
4 min.
Finish with the cheese: grated, sliced very thinly (if using a soft-paste cheese that melts easily, like Saint-Nectaire) or runny "hamburger" cheese.Stage 6
4 min.
Cover with a second slice of bread, butter side outwards. Prepare all the sandwiches like this and arrange on a baking sheet.
Stage 7
20 min.
Toast in the oven for about 20 minutes until browned and the cheese has melted.Stage 8
Serve hot with a little salad on the side.Remarks
You can use different breads, such as seeded or wholemeal, rather than ordinary white sliced bread, which is often rather tasteless. If the bread you are using has crusts, trim these off with a serrated knife.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 4 pieces : 3.99 €
Per piece : 1.00 €
Source: Home made.
More recipes?
This recipe use (among others) | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Feta and spinach brik pie, ... All |
| Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sausage buckwheat pancakes, French onion soup, Ham "friand" pie, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Breton galettes (pancakes), ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Endives , Scallops au gratin, Montlebon toast, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Turban of sole with langoustines, How to prepare cockles, Pogne de Romans, Brownie, Cookies, ... All |
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