Recipes · Italian · Appetizers
Crostini (Tuscan Chicken Liver Crostini)
One serving has 459 kcal and 20 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (555%), vitamin A (391%), riboflavin (146%), folate (132%), pantothenic acid (105%) and selenium (99%). Ready in 25 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (199 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, fish, gluten, poultry, sulphite
Ingredients
- 50 g Bread, Italian
- 80 g Chicken livers, raw
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 20 g Onions, raw
- 5 g Capers
- 3 g Anchovies, canned in oil
- 15 g Wine, fortified, dry
- 10 g Olive oil
- 0.3 g Salt
- 0.2 g Black pepper
Method
- Trim and roughly chop the chicken livers.
- Soften the chopped onion in the olive oil and half the butter over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Add the livers and cook for 5-6 minutes until browned outside and cooked through with no pink remaining in the middle (74 °C/165 °F).
- Add the capers, anchovy and wine, and simmer for 2-3 minutes until the wine reduces.
- Blend or finely chop the mixture into a coarse pâté, then beat in the remaining butter. Season with the salt and pepper.
- Toast the bread slices, spread generously with the warm liver pâté, and serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 459 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 28.6 g | |
| Water | 117 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.6 g | 5% |
| Protein | 19.7 g | 41% |
| Tryptophan | 0.16 g | |
| Threonine | 0.63 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.7 g | |
| Leucine | 1.3 g | |
| Lysine | 1.2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.37 g | |
| Cystine | 0.23 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.71 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.56 g | |
| Valine | 0.86 g | |
| Histidine | 0.44 g | |
| Fat | 27.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 12.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.04 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.02 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.2 g | |
| Saturated | 10.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.06 g | |
| Cholesterol | 311 mg | |
| Calcium | 78.3 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.5 mg | 56% |
| Iron | 9.3 mg | 52% |
| Magnesium | 35.9 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.53 mg | 29% |
| Phosphorus | 304 mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 314 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 54.7 µg | 99% |
| Sodium | 714 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.7 mg | 34% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.55 mg | 50% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 1.6 mg | 146% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10.7 mg | 77% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 5.3 mg | 105% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.77 mg | 59% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 527 µg | 132% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 13.3 µg | 555% |
| Choline | 170 mg | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 2,740 µg | 391% |
| Vitamin C | 16 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 2.1 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.6 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin K | 10.6 µg | 12% |
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: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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