Recipes · Turkish · Burgers and Sandwiches
Kumru (İzmir Sandwich)
One serving has 548 kcal and 23 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (72%), cobalamin (61%), phosphorus (41%), zinc (41%), riboflavin (38%) and niacin (36%). Ready in 17 minutes.

- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 7 min
- Makes: 1 serving (213 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Contains: beef, dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 70 g Bread rolls, hard
- 55 g Beef sausage, smoked
- 30 g Provolone cheese
- 40 g Tomatoes, raw
- 10 g Pickles, dill
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
Method
- Split the sesame roll and lightly toast the cut sides in the butter in a hot pan.
- Fry the sliced sucuk (or the smoked beef sausage here) for 1-2 minutes a side until it releases its red oil.
- Layer the sausage and sliced cheese onto the bottom half of the roll.
- Warm briefly in the pan, or under a grill, until the cheese melts.
- Top with sliced tomato and pickles, close the sandwich, and serve warm.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 548 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 40.7 g | |
| Water | 112 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.2 g | 7% |
| Protein | 22.8 g | 48% |
| Tryptophan | 0.26 g | |
| Threonine | 0.8 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.94 g | |
| Leucine | 1.8 g | |
| Lysine | 1.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.51 g | |
| Cystine | 0.29 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.92 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.74 g | |
| Fat | 32.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 12 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2 g | |
| Saturated | 15.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 74.8 mg | |
| Calcium | 309 mg | 31% |
| Copper | 0.19 mg | 21% |
| Iron | 3.6 mg | 20% |
| Magnesium | 39.7 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.38 mg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 290 mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 322 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 39.8 µg | 72% |
| Sodium | 1,305 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.3 mg | 41% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.42 mg | 38% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5 mg | 36% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.6 mg | 12% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.14 mg | 11% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 78.7 µg | 20% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.5 µg | 61% |
| Choline | 19.4 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 143 µg | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 5.7 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 6 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.77 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 6.5 µg | 7% |
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
2.1 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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