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Spinach on toast with bechamel

Name: Spinach on toast with bechamel
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 19 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4 toasts
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 slices bread; 40 g butter; 350 g cooked spinach; 1 shallot; 30 g butter; 2 hard-boiled eggs; 100 g bechamel sauce; 40 g grated cheese; Salt; Pepper

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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Duration

35 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 29^th 2026

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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

Times for this recipe

Preparation

15 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

35 min.

Preparation 15 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 4 min.

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

Step 2 - ⌛ 4 min.

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

Step 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

...then place on a baking sheet.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Step 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.

Step 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Divide the spinach between the toast slices.

Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Cover with slices of hard-boiled egg...

Step 7 - ⌛ 4 min.

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

Step 8 - ⌛ 10 min.

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.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	5 g RDI=8 %	14 g RDI=5 %	12 g RDI=16 %	180 kcal RDI=9 %	752 kJ RDI=9 %
Per toasts	12 g RDI=18 %	31 g RDI=12 %	26 g RDI=35 %	397 kcal RDI=20 %	1,664 kJ RDI=20 %
Whole recipe	47 g RDI=72 %	125 g RDI=47 %	103 g RDI=141 %	1,590 kcal RDI=79 %	6,657 kJ RDI=79 %