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Zupa Ogórkowa (Polish Dill Pickle Soup)

One serving has 287 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of pyridoxine (44%), vitamin A (44%), niacin (43%), riboflavin (37%), vitamin C (37%) and copper (34%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Zupa Ogórkowa (Polish Dill Pickle Soup)
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  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 30 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (521 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Contains: celery, dairy, gluten, poultry

Ingredients

  • 80 g Pickles, dill
  • 100 g Potatoes, raw
  • 30 g Carrots, raw
  • 20 g Onions, raw
  • 250 g Chicken stock, homemade
  • 30 g Sour cream
  • 8 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 3 g Dill, fresh

Method

  1. Peel and dice the potato and carrot, and finely chop the onion; simmer all three in the chicken stock for 15-20 minutes until tender.
  2. Grate or finely chop the dill pickles and add them to the pot, along with a splash of their brine to taste; simmer for 5 minutes more.
  3. Whisk the flour into the sour cream until smooth, then stir a ladleful of the hot soup into it to temper it.
  4. Pour the tempered sour cream mixture back into the pot, stirring, and warm through gently without boiling hard.
  5. Scatter with chopped dill and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy287 kcal14%
Carbohydrates40.7 g
Water455 mL
Fiber4.4 g15%
Protein10.9 g23%
Tryptophan0.05 g
Threonine0.21 g
Isoleucine0.19 g
Leucine0.31 g
Lysine0.27 g
Methionine0.08 g
Cystine0.08 g
Phenylalanine0.21 g
Tyrosine0.15 g
Valine0.24 g
Histidine0.11 g
Fat9.3 g
Monounsaturated2.9 g
Polyunsaturated0.98 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.84 g
Saturated4 g
Trans-Fats0.24 g
Cholesterol25.2 mg
Calcium117 mg12%
Copper0.31 mg34%
Iron2.3 mg13%
Magnesium50.6 mg16%
Manganese0.37 mg21%
Phosphorus187 mg27%
Potassium975 mg21%
Selenium9.8 µg18%
Sodium1,043 mg
Zinc1 mg13%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.3 mg27%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.41 mg37%
Niacin (vitamin B3)6 mg43%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.75 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.57 mg44%
Folate (vitamin B9)64.3 µg16%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.06 µg3%
Choline47.4 mg11%
Vitamin A307 µg44%
Vitamin C28.1 mg37%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.44 mg3%
Vitamin K20.9 µg23%

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

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

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