Eggs Florentine
Eggs Florentine are soft-boiled eggs served on a bed of spinach, topped with Mornay sauce and baked au gratin.
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50 min.
Easy
2 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: January 19th 2025
For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
2 eggs - 2
½ shallot - 3
0.7 oz butter - 4
8.8 oz cooked spinach - 5
12.3 oz mornay sauce - 6
1.8 oz Comté cheese - 7
salt - 8
pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 6 min.
Plunge 2 eggs into a small pan of boiling water for 6 minutes of cooking to obtain soft-boiled eggs.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
After 6 minutes, remove them from the pan and plunge them into cold water to stop the cooking.
Once cooled, shell and set aside.
Once cooled, shell and set aside.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Preheat your oven to 220°C (430°F) on grill mode.
In a frying pan over medium heat, pour 0.7 oz butter and, when hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute, without browning.
In a frying pan over medium heat, pour 0.7 oz butter and, when hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute, without browning.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Add 8.8 oz cooked spinach...
Stage 6 - 4 min.
...then half of 12.3 oz mornay sauce, mix well and heat through.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Divide the spinach among small ovenproof dishes.
Stage 8 - 4 min.
Place a soft-boiled egg on top.
Stage 9 - 4 min.
Drizzle generously with Mornay sauce.
Stage 10 - 4 min.
And grate some Comté cheese on top.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Place in the oven in grill mode at 220°C (430°F) for about 5 minutes.
Stage 12
Enjoy them piping hot and au gratin.
Remarks
Be careful not to leave the eggs under the grill for too long - 5 minutes is a maximum, and they should remain soft if possible.
If you don't have Mornay sauce, a cheese béchamel will work just as well.
The Comté can be replaced by another cheese to suit your taste (cheddar, emmental, etc.).
If you don't have Mornay sauce, a cheese béchamel will work just as well.
The Comté can be replaced by another cheese to suit your taste (cheddar, emmental, etc.).
Keeping: Enjoy immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 240 RDI=90 % | 340 RDI=30 % | 400 RDI=60 % | 1,370 RDI=70 % | 5,720 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 30 RDI=10 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 50 RDI=8 % | 170 RDI=9 % | 730 RDI: 9 % |
| Per person | 120 RDI=50 % | 170 RDI=20 % | 200 RDI=30 % | 680 RDI=30 % | 2,860 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 3.30 €
- Per person : 1.65 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Mornay Sauce
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Manou's zucchinis garnished, Spinach Mornay, Mornay onion tart, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, ... See them all 4
Cooked spinach
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Comté cheese
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Butter
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