Recipes · French · Dips and Spreads

Cervelle de Canut

One serving has 335 kcal and 17 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (68%), selenium (41%), riboflavin (35%), phosphorus (33%), thiamin (30%) and manganese (25%). Ready in 15 minutes.

Cervelle de Canut
Photo: Jean-Marc ALBERT, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (193 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 100 g Cottage cheese
  • 20 g Sour cream
  • 3 g Garlic, raw
  • 10 g Shallots, raw
  • 3 g Chives, fresh
  • 3 g Parsley, fresh
  • 1 g Tarragon, dried
  • 4 g Vinegar, white
  • 8 g Olive oil
  • 0.7 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper
  • 40 g Bread, French (baguette)

Method

  1. Beat the cottage cheese (or quark) with the sour cream until smooth and creamy.
  2. Finely chop the garlic, shallot, chives and parsley and stir them through with the dried tarragon.
  3. Season with the vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper, and mix well.
  4. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour so the flavours develop.
  5. Serve cold as a dip, with the baguette sliced alongside for scooping.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy335 kcal16%
Carbohydrates28.8 g
Water127 mL
Fiber1.6 g5%
Protein16.8 g35%
Tryptophan0.16 g
Threonine0.55 g
Isoleucine0.65 g
Leucine1.2 g
Lysine1 g
Methionine0.29 g
Cystine0.07 g
Phenylalanine0.63 g
Tyrosine0.65 g
Valine0.82 g
Histidine0.36 g
Fat17.3 g
Monounsaturated7.7 g
Polyunsaturated1.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.4 g
Saturated5.1 g
Trans-Fats0.16 g
Cholesterol28.8 mg
Calcium153 mg15%
Copper0.13 mg14%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium32.4 mg10%
Manganese0.45 mg25%
Phosphorus234 mg33%
Potassium281 mg6%
Selenium22.5 µg41%
Sodium838 mg
Zinc1.1 mg13%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.33 mg30%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.39 mg35%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.2 mg16%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.91 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.2 mg15%
Folate (vitamin B9)76.4 µg19%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.47 µg20%
Choline27.9 mg7%
Vitamin A83.2 µg12%
Vitamin C8.2 mg11%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)3 IU1%
Vitamin E1.4 mg10%
Vitamin K61.6 µg68%

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

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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