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Florentine Spinach
Photo: Chiara Conti

Florentine Spinach

9 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1065
Calories
39g
Protein
51g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg [2 1 lb] spinach
  • 100 g [3.5 oz] grated Parmesan cheese (Italian firm cheese made from cow�s milk)
  • 200 g [7 oz] béchamel sauce (thick white sauce made with flour
  • butter and milk)
  • 10 g [3/4 oz] butter
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • salt
  • freshly ground pepper

Directions

1

Prepare, wash and drain the spinach and boil for 5 minutes without adding more water and with only a pinch of salt.

2

Drain, squeeze and finely chop the spinach.

3

Gently fry the garlic in a saucepan with oil for 3 minutes and then remove; add the finely chopped spinach, season with salt and pepper and simmer.

4

In the meantime, stir the Parmesan cheese in the béchamel sauce and blend half in with the spinach.

5

Pour the mixture in a baking tin [baking pan] greased with butter and cover with the remaining béchamel sauce;

6

Bake in the oven at 200 °C [400 °F / Gas Mark 6] for 5 minutes, or until the surface is covered with a thin light golden brown crust.

7

Serve the spinach without removing from the baking tin, as a side dish with egg and white meat dishes.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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