Recipes · French · Side Dishes

Truffade

One serving has 625 kcal and 30 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (103%), pyridoxine (75%), vitamin C (75%), calcium (74%), cobalamin (71%) and zinc (56%). Ready in 45 minutes.

Truffade
Photo: Slastic, Public domain · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 30 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (400 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy

Ingredients

  • 280 g Potatoes, raw
  • 15 g Butter, unsalted
  • 4 g Garlic, raw
  • 100 g Mozzarella, low-moisture
  • 0.8 g Salt
  • 0.2 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Peel the potatoes and cut into 5 mm slices.
  2. Melt the butter in a heavy pan over medium heat, add the potatoes and a pinch of the salt, cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly golden.
  3. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
  4. Cut the cheese (tomme fraîche, or a low-moisture mozzarella as a stand-in) into small pieces, add to the pan, and press the potatoes down with a spatula.
  5. Cook over low heat for 5-8 minutes without stirring too much, until the cheese melts through and pulls into long strings when you lift a spoonful; season with the pepper and serve straight from the pan.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy625 kcal29%
Carbohydrates56 g
Water274 mL
Fiber6 g20%
Protein29.9 g62%
Tryptophan0.61 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.3 g
Lysine1.4 g
Methionine0.65 g
Cystine0.2 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine1.3 g
Valine1.7 g
Histidine0.66 g
Fat32.2 g
Monounsaturated9.3 g
Polyunsaturated1.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-61.1 g
Saturated18.9 g
Trans-Fats0.72 g
Cholesterol96.3 mg
Calcium743 mg74%
Copper0.36 mg40%
Iron2.6 mg14%
Magnesium93 mg30%
Manganese0.56 mg31%
Phosphorus718 mg103%
Potassium1,400 mg30%
Selenium29.4 µg54%
Sodium995 mg
Zinc4.5 mg56%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.26 mg24%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.45 mg41%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.1 mg22%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.3 mg26%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.98 mg75%
Folate (vitamin B9)69.6 µg17%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.7 µg71%
Choline51.9 mg12%
Vitamin A330 µg47%
Vitamin C56.4 mg75%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)15 IU3%
Vitamin E0.88 mg6%
Vitamin K8.3 µg9%

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

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