Spinach on toast with bechamel
A slice of buttered toast, layers of spinach and sliced hard-boiled egg, topped with bechamel sauce and grated cheese, then browned in the oven.
72 K 4.3/5 (16 reviews)
35 min.
Easy
4 toasts
10 IngredientsLast modified on: February 11th 2015
For 4 toasts, you will need:
- 1
4 slices bread - 2
cup + 3 tablespoons butter - 3
1 ½ cup cooked spinach - 4
1 shallot - 5 2 tablespoons butter
- 6
2 hard-boiled eggs - 7
½ cup bechamel sauce - 8
3 tablespoons grated cheese - 9
salt - 10
pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 35 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 min.
Start by preparing the bread: remove the crusts, if you prefer, from 4 slices bread, then butter lightly on both sides.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
In a very hot frying pan, fry the bread on both sides...
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons butter into a frying pan on medium heat. When hot, add 1 shallot, finely chopped.
Salt and pepper, cook for one minute, then turn down the heat and add 1 ½ cup cooked spinach.
Heat through while stirring.
Salt and pepper, cook for one minute, then turn down the heat and add 1 ½ cup cooked spinach.
Heat through while stirring.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Divide the spinach between the toast slices.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Cover with slices of hard-boiled egg...
Stage 7 - 4 min.
...then top with bechamel sauce and, finally, the grated cheese.
Stage 8 - 10 min.
Cook in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until the top begins to brown.
Serve piping hot.
Serve piping hot.
Remarks
For a sharper flavour, trickle a few drops of vinaigrette over the top after cooking.
Keeping: Eat straight from the oven.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 390 RDI=150 % | 2,450 RDI=230 % | 220 RDI=30 % | 1,620 RDI=80 % | 6,800 RDI: 80 % |
| Per 100 g | 40 RDI=20 % | 280 RDI=30 % | 20 RDI=4 % | 180 RDI=9 % | 770 RDI: 9 % |
| Per toasts | 100 RDI=40 % | 610 RDI=60 % | 50 RDI=8 % | 410 RDI=20 % | 1,700 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 toasts : 2.80 €
- Per toasts : 0.70 €
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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: Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Spinach parmentier, Thin spinach and potato tart, ... See them all 36
Bechamel sauce
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Italian style gratin, Moussaka, Harvest Gratin, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, ... See them all 31
Butter
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Grated cheese
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