Spinach Gratin with Hard Boiled Eggs

Name: Spinach Gratin with Hard Boiled Eggs
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms fresh spinach, cleaned (or 24 ounces of frozen spinach, thawed and drained); 473 milliliters milk; 2 Tbsps butter; 2 Tbsps flour; 1 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg, or 3/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg if you arent starting with a whole nutmeg; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper or more to taste; 28 grams 1/4 cup grated Gruyere cheese (about; 6 hard boiled eggs; 3 Tbsps seasoned bread crumbs; 1 serving Extra virgin olive oil

Spinach Gratin with Hard Boiled Eggs might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 17g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 268 calories. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires eggs, milk, butter, and flour. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

If working with fresh spinach, blanche the spinach in boiling water for 1 minute, drain and run cool water over it to cool it down. Press as much water as you can out of the spinach. (A good way to do this is to put the drained spinach in the center of a large, clean tea towel, wrap it with the towel, and wring the moisture out by wringing the towel.) Chop the spinach.

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Spinach

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Wrap

Tea

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Kitchen Towels

Place in a large bowl. Season to taste with salt and set aside while you make the béchamel.

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Salt

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Bowl

Heat milk in a medium saucepan until steamy, set aside. In a separate saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter on medium heat.

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Butter

Milk

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Sprinkle in the flour, whisking the mixture until smooth, about a minute or two.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Remove from heat. Slowly pour in the hot milk, whisking the whole time so that the mixture is not lumpy. Continue to whisk until there are no lumps. Return the pan to heat and let heat to a simmer, continuing to whisk to keep the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pan. The béchamel sauce will thicken as it cooks.

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Sauce

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Sprinkle in the ground nutmeg and black pepper.

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Nutmeg

Black Pepper

Stir the thickened béchamel sauce into the bowl of spinach.

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Spinach

Sauce

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Bowl

Grease the inside of a 2-quart gratin pan or casserole all around with a little butter.

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Butter

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Pour the spinach béchamel mixture into a gratin pan, and even out the surface.

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Spinach

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle the surface with the grated Gruyere cheese. Slice the hard boiled eggs in half, and arrange, cut side up, on the surface of the spinach mixture. Press into the spinach mixture so that the cut side of the eggs are level with the spinach.

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Hard Boiled Egg