Spinach Croque-monsieur

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
25 min.	20 min.	45 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Butter the 8 slices sandwich bread on one side.
2	Spread bechamel sauce on the other side of each slice.
3	Put the cooked spinach on top...
4	...then slices of hard-boiled egg.
5	Finish with the cheese: grated, sliced very thinly (if using a soft-paste cheese that melts easily, like Saint-Nectaire) or runny "hamburger" cheese.
6	Cover with a second slice of bread, butter side outwards. Prepare all the sandwiches like this and arrange on a baking sheet.
7	Toast in the oven for about 20 minutes until browned and the cheese has melted.
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.

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