Recipes · Lebanese · Bread
Manakish (Za'atar Flatbread)
One serving has 407 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (85%), thiamin (65%), manganese (53%), selenium (53%), iron (48%) and niacin (43%). Ready in 87 minutes.
- Preparation: 75 min
- Cooking: 12 min
- Makes: 1 serving (135 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten, sesame
Ingredients
- 70 g Flour, bread (strong)
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 2 g Sugar
- 0.7 g Salt
- 13 g Olive oil
- 40 g Water
- 4 g Thyme, dried
- 3 g Sesame seeds
- 1 g Lemon zest
Method
- Whisk the yeast and sugar into the warm water and let stand 10 minutes until foamy.
- Mix in the flour, salt and half the oil, and knead for 8-10 minutes into a smooth, soft dough; cover and let rise for about 1 hour, until doubled.
- Punch down and roll or stretch the dough out into a thin round or oval.
- Mix the dried thyme, a stand-in for za'atar, with the sesame seeds, the lemon zest standing in for sumac, and the remaining olive oil to make a thick, spreadable paste.
- Spread the za'atar paste evenly over the dough, right to the edges.
- Bake at 230 °C (445 °F) for 8-10 minutes until the base is crisp and the edges golden; serve warm.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 407 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 56.6 g | |
| Water | 50.6 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.9 g | 13% |
| Protein | 9.7 g | 20% |
| Tryptophan | 0.12 g | |
| Threonine | 0.28 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.37 g | |
| Leucine | 0.67 g | |
| Lysine | 0.22 g | |
| Methionine | 0.17 g | |
| Cystine | 0.2 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.46 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.26 g | |
| Valine | 0.42 g | |
| Histidine | 0.2 g | |
| Fat | 16 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 10.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.4 g | |
| Saturated | 2.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 119 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.29 mg | 32% |
| Iron | 8.6 mg | 48% |
| Magnesium | 37.9 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.95 mg | 53% |
| Phosphorus | 101 mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 128 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 29.1 µg | 53% |
| Sodium | 278 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 14% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.72 mg | 65% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.42 mg | 38% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6 mg | 43% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.45 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 166 µg | 41% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 10.2 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 7.6 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3.3 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.5 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin K | 76.6 µg | 85% |
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
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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