Spinach on toast with bechamel

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
15 min.	20 min.	35 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Start by preparing the bread: remove the crusts, if you prefer, from 4 slices bread, then butter lightly on both sides.
2	In a very hot frying pan, fry the bread on both sides...
3	...then place on a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
4	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.
5	Divide the spinach between the toast slices.
6	Cover with slices of hard-boiled egg...
7	...then top with bechamel sauce and, finally, the grated cheese.
8	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.

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