Creamy spinach à la Lombarde
For this recipe, spinach and potatoes are cooked separately, then assembled in a mascarpone-tomato sauce.
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45 min.
Easy
2 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: June 25th 2025
7.0 oz fresh spinach
2 tablespoons 
2.6 oz cooked potatoes
½ 
4.4 oz Mascarpone
½ tablespoon tomato paste
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare 7.0 oz fresh spinach, but don't cook them, just wash and spin-dry.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Still in the same saucepan, pour in 1 tablespoon olive oil and when hot add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, stir and cook for 1 minute without browning.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Add 4.4 oz Mascarpone and stir until melted.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Add ½ tablespoon tomato paste and mix well.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Finish by adding spinach and potatoes, stirring everything together, letting it warm up and checking the seasoning.
Stage 9
Your Lombardy spinach is ready.
Remarks
The quantities indicated, particularly those for spinach and mascarpone, are only approximate, so feel free to adapt.
If the taste is a little too creamy for your taste, add a little lemon juice to the mascarpone-tomato cream.
If the taste is a little too creamy for your taste, add a little lemon juice to the mascarpone-tomato cream.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 10 RDI=5 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 130 RDI=20 % | 1,310 RDI=70 % | 5,480 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 RDI=1 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 260 RDI=10 % | 1,110 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 5 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 60 RDI=10 % | 650 RDI=30 % | 2,740 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 2.00 €
- Per person : 1.00 €
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Fresh spinach
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Mascarpone
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Cooked potatoes
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Olive oil
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