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Mimosa Salad

One serving has 536 kcal and 29 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (234%), selenium (90%), vitamin A (66%), phosphorus (63%), vitamin K (59%) and choline (53%). Ready in 50 minutes.

Mimosa Salad
Photo: Moonsun1981, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 40 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (215 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Low carb
  • Contains: dairy, egg, fish, mustard

Ingredients

  • 70 g Mackerel, canned
  • 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 25 g Cheddar cheese
  • 15 g Onions, raw
  • 30 g Mayonnaise
  • 5 g Butter, unsalted
  • 20 g Carrots, raw
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Boil the egg for 9 minutes, then cool, peel and separate the white from the yolk; grate them separately and keep apart.
  2. Drain the canned mackerel well and flake it with a fork, removing any bones and skin.
  3. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrot, and grate the cheese.
  4. In a small dish or ring mould, layer the mackerel, the onion, a thin spread of mayonnaise, the grated carrot, more mayonnaise, the grated egg white, the butter in small dabs, and the cheese.
  5. Finish with a layer of mayonnaise, then top with the grated egg yolk, mounded to resemble mimosa flowers.
  6. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving cold so the layers set.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy536 kcal25%
Carbohydrates4.7 g
Water134 mL
Fiber0.82 g3%
Protein28.9 g60%
Tryptophan0.41 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.4 g
Lysine2.3 g
Methionine0.82 g
Cystine0.37 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.7 g
Histidine0.79 g
Fat44.1 g
Monounsaturated12 g
Polyunsaturated15.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.59 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.31 g
Omega-613 g
Saturated13.6 g
Trans-Fats0.08 g
Cholesterol289 mg
Calcium388 mg39%
Copper0.17 mg19%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium43 mg14%
Manganese0.1 mg6%
Phosphorus442 mg63%
Potassium317 mg7%
Selenium49.7 µg90%
Sodium821 mg
Zinc2.4 mg30%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.08 mg7%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.51 mg46%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.6 mg33%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.2 mg24%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.3 mg23%
Folate (vitamin B9)42 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)5.6 µg234%
Choline224 mg53%
Vitamin A461 µg66%
Vitamin C2.9 mg4%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)254 IU42%
Vitamin E2.7 mg18%
Vitamin K52.8 µg59%

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

0.7 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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