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Pease Pudding

One serving has 358 kcal and 19 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (76%), fiber (62%), manganese (59%), thiamin (57%), phosphorus (40%) and zinc (36%). Ready in 60 minutes.

Pease Pudding
Photo: Bearas, CC BY 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 50 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (296 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: celery

Ingredients

  • 80 g Split peas, dried
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 180 g Vegetable broth
  • 5 g Vegetable oil
  • 0.7 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper
  • 0.3 g Bay leaves

Method

  1. Rinse the split peas, then put them in a pot with the vegetable broth, chopped onion and bay leaf.
  2. Bring to a boil, skim off any foam, then cover and simmer gently for 45-60 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the peas have collapsed into a thick mash.
  3. Remove the bay leaf, stir in the oil, salt and pepper, and mash until smooth.
  4. Spoon into a bowl, or for the traditional look, tip into a cloth-lined basin, let it firm up as it cools, then turn out and slice.
  5. Serve warm as a side, traditionally with boiled bacon or ham, or on its own.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy358 kcal17%
Carbohydrates54.2 g
Water210 mL
Fiber18.4 g62%
Protein19.3 g40%
Tryptophan0.13 g
Threonine0.66 g
Isoleucine0.79 g
Leucine1.4 g
Lysine1.4 g
Methionine0.16 g
Cystine0.22 g
Phenylalanine0.93 g
Tyrosine0.42 g
Valine0.84 g
Histidine0.47 g
Fat8.3 g
Monounsaturated1.6 g
Polyunsaturated3.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63.2 g
Saturated1.2 g
Trans-Fats0.04 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium53.1 mg5%
Copper0.68 mg76%
Iron4.1 mg23%
Magnesium56.1 mg18%
Manganese1.1 mg59%
Phosphorus282 mg40%
Potassium765 mg16%
Selenium8.7 µg16%
Sodium809 mg
Zinc2.9 mg36%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.63 mg57%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.24 mg22%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.1 mg22%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.92 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.17 mg13%
Folate (vitamin B9)18.3 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline128 mg30%
Vitamin A28.2 µg4%
Vitamin C4.5 mg6%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.51 mg3%
Vitamin K23.8 µg26%

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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