French · Side

Timbale aux Épinards

Name: Timbale aux Épinards
Total time: 1 h 28 min
Yield: one 1.5-litre mould, 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 20 g unsalted butter, for the mould and paper, softened; 75 g onion, finely minced; 30 g unsalted butter; 1¼ kg fresh spinach (or 570 g frozen leaf spinach, thawed), stems trimmed, washed; ¼ tsp salt; 1 pinch black pepper; 1 pinch nutmeg, freshly grated; 30 g unsalted butter; 240 ml whole milk; 5 eggs; 40 g stale white breadcrumbs, from a firm loaf; 45 g Swiss cheese (Gruyère or Emmental), finely grated; salt and pepper, to taste

Finely chopped spinach stewed with butter, onion and nutmeg, bound with eggs, milk, breadcrumbs and Swiss cheese and baked gently in a water bath until it sets into a tender custard that turns out whole.

Yieldone 1.5-litre mould, 4 to 6 servings
Hands-on40 min
Total1 h 28 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Mould

20 gunsalted butter, for the mould and paper, softened

Spinach

75 gonion, finely minced
30 gunsalted butter
1¼ kgfresh spinach (or 570 g frozen leaf spinach, thawed), stems trimmed, washed
¼ tspsalt
1 pinchblack pepper
1 pinchnutmeg, freshly grated

Custard

30 gunsalted butter
240 mlwhole milk
5eggs
40 gstale white breadcrumbs, from a firm loaf
45 gSwiss cheese (Gruyère or Emmental), finely grated
to tastesalt and pepper

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Onion family (any)
Onion
Spinach
Black and white pepper
Nutmeg
Yeast
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Spring
Fall

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: moderate
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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