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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. PREPARE SMOKED GOUDA BECHAMEL: | 2. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter or margarine; add the flour and whisk over moderately high heat for 30 seconds. | 3. Add the milk and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. | 4. Cook over moderate heat, whisking constantly, until thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. | 5. Add the cream, smoked Gouda, paprika (if using)and nutmeg and whisk just until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. | 6. Season with salt & pepper. | 7. Use right away or cover directly with plastic wrap and refrigerate. | 8. PREPARE THE SPINACH: | 9. Preheat the broiler and position a rack 10 inches from the heat. | 10. In a large soup pot, bring 1/4 inch of water to a boil. | 11. Add the spinach and cook over high heat, tossing with long tongs, until completely wilted, about 3 minutes. | 12. Transfer the spinach to a colander and drain, pressing out as much liquid as possible add a squeeze of lemon; put into kitchen towels and press the water out. | 13. In a medium, ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil and pinch of crushed red pepper flakes(if using); add the onion and cook over high heat, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. | 14. Add the wilted spinach and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. | 15. Add the Smoked Gouda Béchamel and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until bubbling, about 1 minute. | 16. Season with salt and pepper. | 17. Sprinkle the spinach with the bread crumbs and shredded Gouda and broil for 2 minutes, until golden and bubbling. | 18. Serve hot. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	2	tablespoons	unsalted unsalted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
purpose flour	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
milk	1 1/2	cups		223.26	17.4948	11.529000000000002	11.9682
heavy cream	1/4	cup		102.0	0.8220000000000001	0.852	10.824000000000002
gouda cheese	1/4		smoked shredded	-	-	-	-
paprika	1/2	teaspoon	smoked	3.2430000000000003	0.6209	0.1626	0.1482
nutmeg	1	pinch	grated	0.7219	0.0678	0.008	0.0499
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
water				-	-	-	-
baby spinach	1 1/2	1/2		10.35	1.6335	1.287	0.1755
lemon	1		bottled	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132
extra virgin olive oil	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
gouda cheese	1 1/2	1/2	smoked	-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
fine breadcrumb	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
gouda cheese	2	tablespoons	smoked shredded	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.