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Dukkah (Egyptian Nut and Spice Blend)

One serving has 351 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (100%), manganese (97%), vitamin E (35%), magnesium (32%), iron (30%) and phosphorus (24%). Ready in 15 minutes.

Dukkah (Egyptian Nut and Spice Blend)
Photo: Abissada, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (55.1 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: nut, sesame

Ingredients

  • 20 g Hazelnuts
  • 12 g Sesame seeds
  • 4 g Coriander seeds
  • 3 g Cumin
  • 0.8 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper
  • 15 g Olive oil

Method

  1. Toast the hazelnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for a few minutes until fragrant and the skins loosen; rub off the skins and roughly chop.
  2. Toast the sesame seeds in the same dry pan for 2-3 minutes until golden, then toast the coriander and cumin seeds briefly until aromatic; tip everything into a bowl to cool.
  3. Coarsely grind the toasted coriander and cumin with a mortar and pestle or spice grinder.
  4. Combine the ground spices with the chopped hazelnuts, toasted sesame seeds, salt and black pepper.
  5. Serve in a small dish alongside a pool of the olive oil, for dipping bread first in the oil, then in the dukkah.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy351 kcal17%
Carbohydrates9.9 g
Water2.3 mL
Fiber5.4 g18%
Protein6.2 g13%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.19 g
Isoleucine0.2 g
Leucine0.38 g
Lysine0.15 g
Methionine0.11 g
Cystine0.1 g
Phenylalanine0.25 g
Tyrosine0.16 g
Valine0.26 g
Histidine0.15 g
Fat34.5 g
Monounsaturated23.3 g
Polyunsaturated6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.8 g
Saturated3.9 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium198 mg20%
Copper0.9 mg100%
Iron5.5 mg30%
Magnesium99.4 mg32%
Manganese1.8 mg97%
Phosphorus165 mg24%
Potassium301 mg6%
Selenium5.8 µg11%
Sodium318 mg
Zinc1.8 mg22%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.25 mg23%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.07 mg6%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.1 mg8%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.19 mg4%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.22 mg17%
Folate (vitamin B9)34.6 µg9%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline13 mg3%
Vitamin A2.2 µg0%
Vitamin C2.3 mg3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E5.3 mg35%
Vitamin K12.5 µg14%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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