Recipes · Irish · Side Dishes

Champ

One serving has 421 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of pyridoxine (69%), vitamin K (54%), copper (33%), vitamin A (30%), phosphorus (29%) and manganese (26%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Champ
Photo: Glane23, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (356 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy

Ingredients

  • 250 g Potatoes, russet, raw
  • 60 g Milk, whole
  • 25 g Butter, unsalted
  • 20 g Scallions, raw
  • 1 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Peel and cube the potatoes, then boil in salted water for 18-20 minutes until tender. Drain well.
  2. While the potatoes cook, warm the milk with the sliced scallions in a small pan for 2-3 minutes until just simmering, then take off the heat.
  3. Mash the potatoes until smooth.
  4. Beat in the warm milk and scallions along with most of the butter. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Spoon into a warm bowl, make a well in the middle, and drop in the remaining butter to melt before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy421 kcal20%
Carbohydrates49.7 g
Water271 mL
Fiber3.9 g13%
Protein7.8 g16%
Tryptophan0.03 g
Threonine0.11 g
Isoleucine0.13 g
Leucine0.22 g
Lysine0.19 g
Methionine0.06 g
Cystine0.01 g
Phenylalanine0.12 g
Tyrosine0.12 g
Valine0.16 g
Histidine0.07 g
Fat22.5 g
Monounsaturated6.4 g
Polyunsaturated0.99 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.63 g
Saturated13.8 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol59.8 mg
Calcium122 mg12%
Copper0.3 mg33%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium68.5 mg22%
Manganese0.47 mg26%
Phosphorus202 mg29%
Potassium1,187 mg25%
Selenium3.6 µg7%
Sodium432 mg
Zinc1.1 mg13%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.25 mg23%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.21 mg19%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.8 mg20%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1 mg20%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.9 mg69%
Folate (vitamin B9)51.6 µg13%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.31 µg13%
Choline46 mg11%
Vitamin A209 µg30%
Vitamin C18 mg24%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)30.6 IU5%
Vitamin E0.76 mg5%
Vitamin K48.3 µg54%

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

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

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