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Piperade

One serving has 324 kcal and 16 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (225%), choline (73%), selenium (58%), pyridoxine (56%), riboflavin (53%) and vitamin A (49%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Piperade
Photo: FotoosVanRobin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (398 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: egg

Ingredients

  • 80 g Bell pepper, red, raw
  • 60 g Bell pepper, green, raw
  • 40 g Onions, raw
  • 5 g Garlic, raw
  • 100 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 12 g Olive oil
  • 100 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 0.6 g Salt
  • 0.2 g Black pepper
  • 0.1 g Cayenne pepper

Method

  1. Soften the onion and garlic in the olive oil, then add the sliced peppers and cook for 10-12 minutes until tender.
  2. Add the chopped tomatoes and a pinch of cayenne, and simmer for 10-15 minutes until it collapses into a thick, jammy base.
  3. Season with the salt and pepper.
  4. Beat the eggs and stir them into the hot pepper mixture, cooking gently and stirring until just set, like soft scrambled eggs; don't overcook.
  5. Serve immediately, warm, with bread.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy324 kcal15%
Carbohydrates17.8 g
Water339 mL
Fiber4.8 g16%
Protein15.5 g32%
Tryptophan0.2 g
Threonine0.65 g
Isoleucine0.74 g
Leucine1.2 g
Lysine1 g
Methionine0.4 g
Cystine0.31 g
Phenylalanine0.82 g
Tyrosine0.54 g
Valine0.95 g
Histidine0.35 g
Fat22.1 g
Monounsaturated12.5 g
Polyunsaturated3.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.06 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.9 g
Saturated4.9 g
Trans-Fats0.04 g
Cholesterol372 mg
Calcium97.2 mg10%
Copper0.22 mg24%
Iron2.8 mg16%
Magnesium44.4 mg14%
Manganese0.47 mg26%
Phosphorus275 mg39%
Potassium732 mg16%
Selenium31.7 µg58%
Sodium387 mg
Zinc1.9 mg23%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.18 mg16%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.58 mg53%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.8 mg13%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2 mg40%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.73 mg56%
Folate (vitamin B9)113 µg28%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.89 µg37%
Choline312 mg73%
Vitamin A341 µg49%
Vitamin C169 mg225%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)82 IU14%
Vitamin E4.8 mg32%
Vitamin K24.4 µg27%

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

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

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