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.
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Last modified on: February 11th 2015
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
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Eat straight from the oven.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 14 min. | 19 min. | 33 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 min.
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.
In a very hot frying pan, fry the bread on both sides...
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
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.
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.
Divide the spinach between the toast slices.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Cover with slices of hard-boiled egg...
Stage 7 - 4 min.
...then top with bechamel sauce and, finally, the grated cheese.
Stage 8 - 10 min.
Cook in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until the top begins to brown.
Serve piping hot.
Serve piping hot.
Remarks
For a sharper flavour, trickle a few drops of vinaigrette over the top after cooking.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 4 toasts : 2.74 €
- Per toasts : 0.69 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Spinach fritters, Crispy spinach rolls, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Ham "friand" pie, Montlebon toast, Bolognaise lasagne, Spinach Croque-monsieur , ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare spinach, Milk rolls, Flaky chocolate brioche, Lime meringue tart, Hollandaise sauce, ... All |
| Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Breton galettes (pancakes), Stuffed cabbage leaves, Potato and two ham gratin, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Spinach Mornay, ... All |
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