Asparagus with spinach and cheese

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 1 kg spinach
• 1 ½ kg asparagus, white
• 1 tsp sugar
• 50 g butter
• 150 g cheese (Swiss cheese), grated
• 100 g Parmesan, grated
• 2 egg yolks
• 5 tbsp cream
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Wash and sort the spinach as usual, then blanch in salted water, then dry on kitchen paper. Trim the asparagus and cook in salted water with sugar and a little butter until al dente. Mix the cheese with the egg yolk and cream to form a paste and season well with pepper and nutmeg. Butter a large ovenproof dish and spread half of the spinach in it. Spread 1/3 of the cheese cream on it and place half of the asparagus on top. Spread half of the remaining cheese cream on the stalks, except for the heads. Arrange the remaining asparagus on top, place the remaining spinach on top, spread with the last of the cheese cream, and add knobs of butter. Make sure the heads are left uncovered! Bake in a well-preheated oven at 200°C (top/bottom heat) on the middle rack for 10-15 minutes, then switch on the grill and gratinate on the top rack for 2-3 minutes. Check frequently to make sure the cheese doesn’t burn! You can serve it with some fine mashed potatoes or toast.