Fresh spinach with cream
Fresh spinach, simply wilted, reheated in a sauce of thickened cream with shallot, and served with quarters of hard-boiled egg.
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Last modified on: September 29th 2012
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
500 g fresh spinach - 2
4 hard-boiled eggs - 3
1 shallot - 4
2 tablespoons olive oil - 5
200 ml liquid cream - 6
Salt - 7
Pepper - Total weight: 955 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation
1 hour 35 min.
Cooking
15 min.
All in all
1 hour 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pan on medium heat, and when hot add the chopped shallot, season and cook 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Pour 200 ml liquid cream into the pan, season again.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.
As soon as the cream boils, add the spinach.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 10 min.
Turn down the heat and leave the cream to thicken slowly, stirring gently from time to time to separate the spinach leaves.
This gentle cooking takes about 10 minutes. Then check seasoning.
Heat plates.
This gentle cooking takes about 10 minutes. Then check seasoning.
Heat plates.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
Cut 4 hard-boiled eggs into quarters lengthways.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.
Divide the spinach between the plates, arrange the eggs on top, and pour over the cream from the pan.
Remarks
The spinach and hard-boiled eggs can be prepared several hours beforehand, or the previous day. In this case leave the spinach in a dish on absorbant paper, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 4 g RDI=5 % | 2 g RDI=1 % | 11 g RDI=12 % | 136 kcal RDI=5 % | 572 kJ RDI=5 % |
| Per person | 10 g RDI=12 % | 6 g RDI=2 % | 28 g RDI=29 % | 326 kcal RDI=12 % | 1,365 kJ RDI=12 % |
| Whole recipe | 42 g RDI=48 % | 27 g RDI=8 % | 114 g RDI=115 % | 1,304 kcal RDI=48 % | 5,461 kJ RDI=48 % |
How much will it cost?
For 4 people
3.15 €
Per person
0.80 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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