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Petit Salé aux Lentilles

One serving has 745 kcal and 47 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (165%), folate (89%), zinc (85%), copper (81%), pyridoxine (80%) and selenium (79%). Ready in 1550 minutes.

Petit Salé aux Lentilles
Photo: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 1460 min
  • Cooking: 90 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (465 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: celery, pork

Ingredients

  • 140 g Pork shoulder, raw
  • 40 g Kielbasa
  • 70 g Lentils, brown or green, dried
  • 30 g Carrots, raw
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 3 g Garlic, raw
  • 0.3 g Bay leaves
  • 0.2 g Thyme, dried
  • 0.2 g Black pepper
  • 150 g Vegetable broth
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. A day or two ahead, rub the pork shoulder with the salt and refrigerate, turning occasionally, to lightly cure it (or season generously and proceed if short on time).
  2. Rinse the pork, then simmer it with the bay leaf in the broth for 45 minutes.
  3. Add the lentils, carrot, onion and garlic and simmer a further 30 minutes until the lentils and pork are tender.
  4. Add the smoked sausage for the last 15 minutes of cooking, just to heat through.
  5. Season with the pepper and thyme, remove the bay leaf, and serve the pork and sausage sliced, with the lentils and their broth spooned alongside.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy745 kcal35%
Carbohydrates54.4 g
Water319 mL
Fiber9.1 g31%
Protein46.9 g98%
Tryptophan0.5 g
Threonine1.9 g
Isoleucine2 g
Leucine3.5 g
Lysine3.7 g
Methionine0.88 g
Cystine0.61 g
Phenylalanine2 g
Tyrosine1.4 g
Valine2.4 g
Histidine1.6 g
Fat38 g
Monounsaturated16.3 g
Polyunsaturated5.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-64.4 g
Saturated12.8 g
Trans-Fats0.09 g
Cholesterol124 mg
Calcium89.2 mg9%
Copper0.73 mg81%
Iron7 mg39%
Magnesium73.7 mg24%
Manganese1.2 mg68%
Phosphorus548 mg78%
Potassium1,170 mg25%
Selenium43.4 µg79%
Sodium1,321 mg
Zinc6.8 mg85%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1.8 mg165%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.66 mg60%
Niacin (vitamin B3)9 mg64%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)3 mg59%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1 mg80%
Folate (vitamin B9)355 µg89%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.3 µg55%
Choline173 mg41%
Vitamin A277 µg40%
Vitamin C17.5 mg23%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)110 IU18%
Vitamin E1 mg7%
Vitamin K12.6 µg14%

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

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

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