Recipes · Bulgarian · Dips and Spreads

Lyutenitsa

One serving has 148 kcal and 2 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (217%), pyridoxine (35%), vitamin K (32%), vitamin A (31%) and vitamin E (20%). Ready in 50 minutes.

Lyutenitsa
Photo: Чакаровска, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 35 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (198 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb

Ingredients

  • 120 g Bell pepper, red, raw
  • 60 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 4 g Garlic, raw
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 3 g Sugar
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Roast the red peppers and tomatoes under a hot broiler or over a flame until the skins blister and char.
  2. Peel off the skins, remove the pepper seeds, and finely chop or blend the flesh with the garlic.
  3. Simmer the mixture with the oil, sugar and salt in a pot for 25-30 minutes, stirring often, until thick and jam-like.
  4. Taste and adjust the salt and sugar, then simmer for 5 more minutes.
  5. Cool completely before spooning into a jar; serve as a spread or relish.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy148 kcal7%
Carbohydrates13.9 g
Water170 mL
Fiber3.3 g11%
Protein2 g4%
Tryptophan0.02 g
Threonine0.07 g
Isoleucine0.04 g
Leucine0.07 g
Lysine0.07 g
Methionine0.01 g
Cystine0.03 g
Phenylalanine0.08 g
Tyrosine0.02 g
Valine0.06 g
Histidine0.03 g
Fat10.5 g
Monounsaturated2.3 g
Polyunsaturated6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.2 g
Saturated1.6 g
Trans-Fats0.07 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium21.9 mg2%
Copper0.07 mg8%
Iron0.75 mg4%
Magnesium22 mg7%
Manganese0.27 mg15%
Phosphorus51.7 mg7%
Potassium412 mg9%
Selenium0.71 µg1%
Sodium396 mg
Zinc0.45 mg6%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.1 mg9%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.12 mg11%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.6 mg11%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.46 mg9%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.45 mg35%
Folate (vitamin B9)64.3 µg16%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline11.7 mg3%
Vitamin A214 µg31%
Vitamin C163 mg217%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E3 mg20%
Vitamin K29.1 µg32%

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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