Baked Eggs with Spinach, Asparagus, and Prosciutto

Name: Baked Eggs with Spinach, Asparagus, and Prosciutto
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams asparagus, tough ends snapped off and discarded, spears cut into 2-inch pieces; 283 grams small round loaf crusty bread (about , 2 ends removed, the rest cut into 4 thick slices; 4 eggs; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 113 grams Gruyère, grated; 113 grams thin-sliced prosciutto; 0 teaspoons salt; 283 grams package frozen chopped spinach, defrosted, drained, and squeezed dry

Baked Eggs with Spinach, Asparagus, and Prosciutto might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 30g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 537 calories. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up gruyère, fresh-ground pepper, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 45

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Put the bread on a baking sheet and toast in the oven, turning once, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes in all.

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Bread

Toast

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Transfer to an oiled baking dish.

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Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Add the asparagus and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.

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Asparagus

Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain thoroughly.

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Using your fingers, make a depression in the center of each slice of bread. Arrange one or two slices of prosciutto around the edge of each slice of bread. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the cheese. Press a quarter of the remaining cheese into the center of each slice of bread. Top the cheese with the spinach, and then surround that with the asparagus. Break an egg into a small dish. Carefully slip the egg into one of the spinach nests. Repeat with remaining eggs.

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Asparagus

Spinach

Cheese

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Egg

Sprinkle the eggs with the salt and pepper and the reserved cheese.

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Salt And Pepper

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Egg

Bake, covered, until the egg whites are just set, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Wine Recommendation: New Zealand sauvignon blancs have a distinctive style, with a powerful streak of acidity, ripe citrus and gooseberry flavors, and a singular note of asparagus. Try one with this egg dish for an intriguing pas de deux.

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Gooseberries