Easy Spinach Gratin Recipe
This Easy Greek Gratin is the kind of dish that brings sunshine to your table even as the days start to cool. Layers of tender vegetables, creamy cheese, and a drizzle of olive oil bake together until golden and bubbling.
Ingredients
- 1 lbs fresh spinach washed and drained
- 1 leek washed and sliced
- 4 fresh spring onions washed and sliced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 tbsp fresh dill finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1 cup cheese mix grated cheese that melt
- salt
- pepper
- Sauce
- 5 cups milk
- ⅔ cups cornflour
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup cream cheese room temperature
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- In a shallow pot, heat the ¼ cup olive oil and sauté the 4 fresh spring onions and the 1 leekfor a few minutes.
- Preheat oven to 180℃.
- Add the 1 lbs fresh spinachand continue sautéing for a few minutes until all the liquid evaporates.
- Sprinkle with 3 tbsp fresh dill, 2 tbsp fresh parsley, salt, and pepperemove the pot from the heat.
- In a large saucepan, mix the 5 cups milk with the ⅔ cups cornflour and the butter until the cornflour dissolves. Sprinkle half of the 1 cup cheese mix and stir until the sauce thickens.
- Transfer the mixture to the heat and stir.
- Once the cream thickens, remove the pot from the heat and slowly incorporate the 1 cup cream cheese stirring until they melt.
- Add the 2 eggs, stirring quickly so they blend evenly, and the ½ cup butter.
- The last step is to add the sautéed ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Pour the mixture into the baking dish and sprinkle the surface with the remaining grated cheese mix.
- Bake the spinach gratin at fan setting, on the middle rack, for about 40 minutes.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven and let it cool before cutting it into pieces.