Recipes · Tunisian · Soups and Broths

Lablabi

One serving has 491 kcal and 17 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (104%), copper (66%), fiber (44%), folate (33%), selenium (31%) and thiamin (31%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Lablabi
Photo: Habib M'henni, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (502 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free
  • Contains: celery, gluten

Ingredients

  • 12 g Olive oil
  • 5 g Garlic, raw
  • 1.5 g Cumin
  • 100 g Vegetable broth
  • 150 g Water
  • 180 g Chickpeas, canned
  • 40 g Pita bread
  • 5 g Sriracha
  • 5 g Lemon juice
  • 3 g Capers

Method

  1. Heat half the olive oil in a pot and cook the garlic and cumin for 1 minute until fragrant.
  2. Add the vegetable broth and the chickpeas with their liquid, bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes so the flavors meld.
  3. Tear the bread into a serving bowl and ladle the hot chickpeas and broth over it so the bread soaks it up.
  4. Stir the harissa with the lemon juice and drizzle over the top, tasting as you go since it's quite hot.
  5. Finish with the remaining olive oil and the capers, and season with the salt.
  6. Serve hot, with extra harissa on the side.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy491 kcal23%
Carbohydrates67.5 g
Water395 mL
Fiber12.9 g44%
Protein17.3 g36%
Tryptophan0.17 g
Threonine0.59 g
Isoleucine0.7 g
Leucine1.2 g
Lysine0.96 g
Methionine0.24 g
Cystine0.25 g
Phenylalanine0.87 g
Tyrosine0.42 g
Valine0.71 g
Histidine0.43 g
Fat18 g
Monounsaturated9.9 g
Polyunsaturated3.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63.1 g
Saturated2.2 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium148 mg15%
Copper0.59 mg66%
Iron4.3 mg24%
Magnesium68.5 mg22%
Manganese1.9 mg104%
Phosphorus213 mg30%
Potassium363 mg8%
Selenium17.3 µg31%
Sodium1,140 mg
Zinc1.7 mg21%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.34 mg31%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.21 mg19%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.4 mg17%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.27 mg5%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.32 mg25%
Folate (vitamin B9)132 µg33%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline8.2 mg2%
Vitamin A21.4 µg3%
Vitamin C5.7 mg8%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E2.7 mg18%
Vitamin K15.6 µg17%

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

0.5 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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