Recipes · German · Dips and Spreads

Obatzda (Bavarian Cheese Spread)

One serving has 411 kcal and 19 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (60%), riboflavin (44%), vitamin A (39%), phosphorus (28%), zinc (26%) and selenium (25%). Ready in 15 minutes.

Obatzda (Bavarian Cheese Spread)
Photo: Rainer Z ..., CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (147 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Low carb
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 80 g Brie cheese
  • 15 g Butter, unsalted
  • 20 g Cottage cheese
  • 20 g Onions, red, raw
  • 1 g Paprika
  • 0.3 g Caraway seeds
  • 10 g Beer
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Remove the rind from the cheese, or leave a little on for flavor, and mash it with the butter and cottage cheese until fairly smooth.
  2. Stir in the chopped onion, paprika and caraway seeds.
  3. Loosen with the beer to a soft, spreadable consistency, and season with the salt.
  4. Chill briefly, dust with a little more paprika, and serve with pretzels or dark bread.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy411 kcal19%
Carbohydrates4 g
Water84.3 mL
Fiber0.8 g3%
Protein19.4 g40%
Tryptophan0.29 g
Threonine0.72 g
Isoleucine0.95 g
Leucine1.8 g
Lysine1.7 g
Methionine0.53 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine1.1 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.2 g
Histidine0.65 g
Fat35.4 g
Monounsaturated10.1 g
Polyunsaturated1.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.79 g
Saturated21.9 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol116 mg
Calcium177 mg18%
Copper0.04 mg4%
Iron0.72 mg4%
Magnesium23.1 mg7%
Manganese0.07 mg4%
Phosphorus198 mg28%
Potassium205 mg4%
Selenium13.9 µg25%
Sodium686 mg
Zinc2.1 mg26%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.08 mg7%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.48 mg44%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.52 mg4%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.73 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.25 mg19%
Folate (vitamin B9)59.8 µg15%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.4 µg60%
Choline21.6 mg5%
Vitamin A274 µg39%
Vitamin C1.6 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)16.6 IU3%
Vitamin E0.86 mg6%
Vitamin K3.8 µg4%

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

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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