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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 4 people, you will need:

1 300 ml Asparagus
2 300 ml cooked spinach
3 250 ml Bechamel sauce
4 50 ml cheese

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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 300 ml Asparagus and cut into small pieces.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Coarsely chop 300 ml cooked spinach.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Mix the asparagus and spinach in a bowl with 250 ml 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
854 Kcal or 3,576 Kj	113 gr	211 gr	154 gr
43 %	44 %	20 %	23 %

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 4 people : 3.85 €
Per person : 0.96 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Salmon and spinach quiche, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, ... All
	Asparagus: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Asparagus "en petit pois", Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, White asparagus salad, Filet mignon with asparagus, How to prepare asparagus, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ham and endives au gratin, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Croque-monsieur, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Spiced butternut gratin, ... All
	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Potato and cheese pie, Winemaker's toast, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, Hamburgers, ... All

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