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Eggs Florentine
Eggs Florentine are soft-boiled eggs served on a bed of spinach, topped with Mornay sauce and baked au gratin.
19 K 5/5 (2 reviews)
50 min.
Easy
6.55 €
4 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: January 19th 2025
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
4 eggs - 2
1 shallot - 3
40 g butter - 4
500 g cooked spinach - 5
700 g mornay sauce - 6
100 g Comté cheese - 7
salt - 8
pepper - Total weight: 1,565 grams
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 4 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 40 g butter and, when hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute, without browning.
In a frying pan over medium heat, pour 40 g butter and, when hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute, without browning.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
Add 500 g cooked spinach...
Stage 6 - ⌛ 4 min.
...then half of 700 g 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 | 470 RDI=180 % | 690 RDI=70 % | 790 RDI=120 % | 2,730 RDI=140 % | 11,450 RDI: 140 % |
| 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 4 people : 6.55 €
- Per person : 1.65 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Mornay Sauce
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, Mornay onion tart, Spinach Mornay, Manou's zucchinis garnished, ... See them all 4
Cooked spinach
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Creamy rice with spinach, Spinach à la Lorraine, Salmon and spinach quiche, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, ... See them all 36
Comté cheese
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Butter
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