Recipes · Spanish · Appetizers
Pimientos de Padrón
One serving has 220 kcal and 1 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (237%), vitamin E (55%), pyridoxine (48%) and vitamin K (44%). Ready in 15 minutes.
- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (171 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
Ingredients
- 150 g Jalapeño peppers, raw
- 20 g Olive oil
- 1 g Salt
Method
- Wash and thoroughly dry the small peppers, or jalapeños if padrón peppers, or another small mild green pepper, aren't available.
- Heat the olive oil in a wide pan until shimmering, then add the peppers in a single layer.
- Fry for 4-5 minutes, turning often, until the skins blister and char in spots and the flesh softens.
- Lift out, sprinkle generously with coarse salt and serve immediately while hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 220 kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 9.8 g | |
| Water | 138 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.2 g | 14% |
| Protein | 1.4 g | 3% |
| Tryptophan | 0 g | |
| Threonine | 0 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0 g | |
| Leucine | 0 g | |
| Lysine | 0 g | |
| Methionine | 0 g | |
| Cystine | 0 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0 g | |
| Valine | 0 g | |
| Histidine | 0 g | |
| Fat | 20.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2 g | |
| Saturated | 2.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 18.4 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.07 mg | 8% |
| Iron | 0.49 mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 22.5 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.15 mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 39 mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 372 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 0.6 µg | 1% |
| Sodium | 392 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.21 mg | 3% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.9 mg | 14% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.47 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.63 mg | 48% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 40.5 µg | 10% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 11.3 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 81 µg | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 178 mg | 237% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 8.2 mg | 55% |
| Vitamin K | 39.8 µg | 44% |
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
0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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