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Creamed Spinach and Egg with Mustard Croutons

March 19, 2011 by Lois Britton 4 Comments

This unusual combination caught my eye.  It would have never occurred to me to serve an egg on top of a pile of spinach, but I’m trying to eat more veggies and less meat.  So here we go.  This would make a great brunch dish or light supper.

Adapted from Bon Appetit (Feb 2011)

Ingredients

one batch of mustard croutons
1 9-ounce package fresh spinach leaves
3 tablespoons half and half
3 teaspoons Dijon mustard
a pinch of dried thyme or 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
4 – 5 drops Tabasco (we used the garlic flavor)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 eggs

Directions

  • Add about 1/4 cup water to the bottom of a large pan.  Add spinach and cook over high heat until spinach is wilted.  (The package of spinach we had was about half of the required amount, so we used frozen chopped spinach.  On the plus side, it was frozen into cute little hearts, which was a nice surprise, but the texture was too mushy.  I think you’ll be much happier using fresh spinach.)
  • Drain the spinach, and press out the liquid.
  • In a saucepan, combine spinach, half and half, mustard, thyme, and Tabasco.  Stir over medium heat, about 3 minutes.
  • Heat oil in a frying pan and cook eggs according to your preference, sunny side up or over medium.
  • Divide spinach between two plates, top with eggs, and sprinkle with mustard croutons.

Serves 2

Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com,  she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

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Comments

  1. Hanaâ

    March 20, 2011 at 2:18 am

    This looks really good. It’s making me hungry :o) I looooove spinach. Creamed spinach is my favorite (love it alongside boiled potatoes too). I bet those croutons were packed with flavor. I like the idea of using 2 kinds of mustard. As I’m typing this, an image from elementary school came to mind where we had Christmas dinner at school. They served kale mixed with mashed potatoes, gravy and hard boiled eggs. Although kale is different from spinach, it is sort of along the same lines…

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  2. Priyanka

    March 20, 2011 at 4:39 am

    Looks so lovely and creamy and yummy 🙂

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  3. Heli

    March 20, 2011 at 5:10 am

    Now this really looks awesome and I must try it because I m sure it will be tasty too

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  4. Abby

    March 21, 2011 at 12:41 am

    Wow!this looks very healthy and yummy!~

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