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Asparagus and spinach gratin

A quick vegetable gratin made with asparagus and spinach cooked beforehand, in a bechamel sauce and topped with slivers of Brie.

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Last modified on: June 20^th 2021

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 900 g Asparagus
2 900 g cooked spinach
3 750 g Bechamel sauce
4 150 g cheese
Total weight: 2,700 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
37 min.	25 min.	1 hour 2 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Prepare 900 g Asparagus and cut into small pieces.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Coarsely chop 900 g cooked spinach.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Mix the asparagus and spinach in a bowl with 750 g Bechamel sauce.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Put the mixture into a buttered gratin dish in an even layer.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Cover with thin sliced of Brie.

Note: remove the Brie rind if you prefer.

Stage 6 - 25 min.

Bake for about 25 minutes.

Remarks

If you don't have Brie, use another similar style of cheese, such as Camembert.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,562 Kcal or 10,727 Kj	340 gr	632 gr	463 gr
128 %	131 %	60 %	70 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
95 Kcal or 398 Kj	13 gr	23 gr	17 gr
5 %	5 %	2 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
214 Kcal or 896 Kj	28 gr	53 gr	39 gr
11 %	11 %	5 %	6 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 11.55 €
Per person : 0.96 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Asparagus: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: White asparagus salad, Asparagus "en petit pois", How to prepare asparagus, Filet mignon with asparagus, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and Comté Loaf, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Crispy spinach rolls, Feta and spinach brik pie, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin spinach and potato tart, Harvest Gratin, Mornay Sauce, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Springtime mixed salad, Vegetable tian, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Winemaker's toast, ... All

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