Classic French Spinach au Gratin
This spinach au gratin recipe is an extremely easy dish to make and is at home as part of a dinner menu, lunch, or even a snack.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 1small onion (finely chopped)
- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 2tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¾teaspoon salt
- ¼teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼teaspoon dried thyme (crushed)
- 2pounds spinach (rinsed, drained, and chopped)
- 1cup whole milk
- ½cup heavy cream
- 3tablespoons butter (melted)
- 1cup breadcrumbs
- ¼cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 F and butter a gratin dish.Step 2
Sauté the onion in the olive oil for 5 minutes in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Sprinkle the flour over the onions and continue sautéing the mixture for 30 seconds. Add the salt, pepper, dried thyme, and spinach to the pan and stir until the ingredients are combined. Cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat to low. Allow the spinach to wilt for 3 minutes.Step 3
Stir the milk and heavy cream into the spinach mixture and turn it out into the buttered gratin dish. Then stir together the melted butter, bread crumbs, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the gratin.Step 4
Bake the spinach gratin in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until it is hot and bubbly, and the breadcrumbs have turned golden brown.