Hard-boiled Egg Florentine Gratin with Smoked Bacon

Ingredients

• 2 units Eggs (cooked 9 min, peeled)
• 150 g Canned chopped spinach (drained)
• 30 g Grated cheese (Gruyère or Emmental) (grated)
• 50 g Smoked bacon (cut into small pieces)
• 20 g Butter (half-cup for cooking, plus 10 g for the top)
• 15 ml Thick crème fraîche (or liquid crème fraîche)
• 1 units Shallot (roughly chopped)
• to taste Freshly ground pepper
• 10 g Breadcrumbs (or panko)
• 10 g Additional butter (for the top of the gratin)

Instructions

1. Cooking hard-boiled eggs

   Place the eggs in a saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to a boil then simmer 9 minutes. Cool under cold water, peel and set aside.

   Time: PT10M

2. Preheat the oven

   Turn on the oven and preheat to 200 °C.

   Time: PT10M

   Temperature: 200°C

3. Sweat the shallot and bacon

   Melt 10 g butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the chopped shallot and bacon pieces, cook 5 minutes stirring until the shallot becomes translucent and the bacon releases its juice without browning.

   Time: PT5M

4. Add the spinach and cream

   Add the drained spinach and crème fraîche to the pan. Stir 2 minutes until homogeneous.

   Time: PT2M

5. Season

   Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper and stir 1 minute.

   Time: PT1M

6. Reheat the mixture

   Leave the mixture on the heat for another 2 minutes until hot before transferring.

   Time: PT2M

7. Assemble in the gratin dish

   Pour the mixture into the small gratin dish, form a small nest in the center and place the two peeled hard-boiled eggs on top.

   Time: PT5M

8. Add the topping

   Sprinkle the top with grated cheese, breadcrumbs and drop the remaining 10 g butter in small pats. Add a final turn of pepper.

   Time: PT3M

9. Bake

   Place the dish in the oven and bake 15 minutes at 200 °C until the top is golden and crisp.

   Time: PT15M

   Temperature: 200°C

10. Finishing and serving

    Remove the gratin from the oven, let rest 2 minutes, garnish with a small bay leaf if desired and serve immediately with a green salad.

    Time: PT2M

Nutrition Facts

Calories

780

Protein

35 g

Carbohydrates

14 g

Fat

60 g

Fiber

4 g