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Papadzules

One serving has 768 kcal and 37 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (179%), phosphorus (178%), magnesium (144%), copper (121%), zinc (92%) and choline (82%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Papadzules
Photo: kevin from south boston, ma, usa, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (504 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: egg

Ingredients

  • 90 g Tortillas, corn
  • 100 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 60 g Pumpkin seeds
  • 150 g Water
  • 2 g Epazote, fresh
  • 20 g Onions, raw
  • 70 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 3 g Chili peppers, green, raw
  • 8 g Vegetable oil
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Hard-boil the eggs for 10-12 minutes, then cool, peel and chop finely.
  2. Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry pan until fragrant and starting to pop, then grind to a fine powder.
  3. Whisk the ground pumpkin seeds with the water and epazote to a smooth, thick sauce, and season with salt.
  4. Make a simple tomato sauce by simmering the chopped tomato, onion and chili in the oil until soft.
  5. Warm the tortillas, dip each in the pumpkin seed sauce, fill with the chopped egg, and roll up; arrange on a plate, spoon over more pumpkin seed sauce and top with the tomato sauce; serve warm.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy768 kcal36%
Carbohydrates52.4 g
Water359 mL
Fiber10.6 g36%
Protein36.7 g77%
Tryptophan0.56 g
Threonine1.4 g
Isoleucine1.6 g
Leucine3.2 g
Lysine1.8 g
Methionine0.86 g
Cystine0.57 g
Phenylalanine2 g
Tyrosine1.4 g
Valine2.1 g
Histidine0.95 g
Fat49.7 g
Monounsaturated15.9 g
Polyunsaturated20.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.06 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-619.3 g
Saturated10 g
Trans-Fats0.13 g
Cholesterol372 mg
Calcium179 mg18%
Copper1.1 mg121%
Iron8.5 mg47%
Magnesium446 mg144%
Manganese3.2 mg179%
Phosphorus1,246 mg178%
Potassium1,009 mg21%
Selenium42 µg76%
Sodium586 mg
Zinc7.4 mg92%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.33 mg30%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.64 mg58%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.9 mg35%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.2 mg43%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.54 mg42%
Folate (vitamin B9)106 µg26%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.89 µg37%
Choline350 mg82%
Vitamin A192 µg27%
Vitamin C19.6 mg26%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)82 IU14%
Vitamin E3.7 mg24%
Vitamin K25.4 µg28%

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

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

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