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Spinach on toast with bechamel

A slice of buttered toast, layers of spinach and sliced hard-boiled egg, topped with bechamel sauce and grated cheese, then browned in the oven.

48K 16 4.3

Last modified on: February 11^th 2015

Keywords for this recipe:Toast Bread Spinach Egg Bechamel sauce Oven cooked Grill Cheese

For 4 toasts, you will need:

1 4 slices bread
2 40 g butter
3 350 g cooked spinach
4 1 shallot
5 30 g butter
6 2 hard-boiled eggs
7 100 g Bechamel sauce
8 40 g grated cheese
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 885 grams

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14 min.	19 min.	33 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 4 min.

Spinach on toast with bechamel : Photo of step #1

Start by preparing the bread: remove the crusts, if you prefer, from 4 slices bread, then butter lightly on both sides.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Spinach on toast with bechamel : Photo of step #2

In a very hot frying pan, fry the bread on both sides...

Stage 3 - 1 min.

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...then place on a baking sheet.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 4 - 5 min.

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Pour 30 g butter into a frying pan on medium heat. When hot, add 1 shallot, finely chopped.

Salt and pepper, cook for one minute, then turn down the heat and add 350 g cooked spinach.

Heat through while stirring.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

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Divide the spinach between the toast slices.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

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Cover with slices of hard-boiled egg...

Stage 7 - 4 min.

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...then top with bechamel sauce and, finally, the grated cheese.

Stage 8 - 10 min.

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Cook in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until the top begins to brown.

Serve piping hot.

Remarks

For a sharper flavour, trickle a few drops of vinaigrette over the top after cooking.

Keeping

Eat straight from the oven.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
999 Kcal or 4,183 Kj	45 gr	163 gr	97 gr
50 %	17 %	15 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
113 Kcal or 473 Kj	5 gr	18 gr	11 gr
6 %	2 %	2 %	2 %

Per toasts
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
250 Kcal or 1,047 Kj	11 gr	41 gr	24 gr
12 %	4 %	4 %	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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 toasts : 2.76 €
Per toasts : 0.69 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Salmon and spinach quiche, Thin spinach and potato tart, Spinach Omelette, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Spiced butternut gratin, Thin spinach and potato tart, Moussaka, Gratin slices with spinach, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: X-Files cookies, Mushrooms on toast, French style, Mackerel rillettes, Moist cereal bars, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potato and two ham gratin, Aperitif rolls, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Baker's pizza, Soufflée omelette with cheese, ... All

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