Italian Soffritto
An aromatic mix of onion, carrot and celery. Used in many Italian recipes
LOW
Energy Density
0.8kcal/g
0.8kcal/g
MED
Fat
7.2g / serving
7.2g / serving
LOW
Saturates
1.1g / serving
1.1g / serving
LOW
Sugars
2.4g / serving
2.4g / serving
LOW
Salt
0.1g / serving
0.1g / serving
HIGH
Fibre
2.7g / serving
2.7g / serving
Suitable for:FreezerHalalKetogenicKosherLong-lifePescetarianPregnancyVeganVegetarian
The "holy trinity" used to make a bse for many Italian classics.
Preparation
- Cut all of the veg into small pieces. Aim for them to all be similar in size - the smaller the better, but leave a little but of texture, we're not making a purée
- Gently sauté for around 20 minutes until the onion is translucent and the carrots and celery are soft
- If you want to batch cook and freeze it is best to freeze the veg cut and raw but uncooked and then cook fresh when you need it
Notes
- There are many variants of Soffritto which include garlic, wine, herbs or spices. However the intention of this recipe is for a "make ahead" soffritto that you can add into other dishes later so we'll keep it simple. The optional extras can be added when you make a final dish later.
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 1 large carrot
- 2 stalks of celery
- 2tbsp olive oil
Equipment
Nutritional Facts
- Serving size: 134.6g
- (4% / 5%) Calories: 107kcal
- (13%)Total fat: 7.2g
- (6%) Saturated fat: 1.1g
- (16%) Unsaturated fat: 5.5g
- Mono: 4.8g
- Poly: 0.7g
- (0%) Cholesterol: 0mg
- Trans Fat: 0g
- (3%)Total carbohydrates: 9.9g
- Starch: 0g
- (8%) Sugars: 2.4g
- Sucrose: 1g
- Glucose: 1.5g
- Maltose: 0g
- Lactose: 0g
- Fructose: 1.2g
- Galactose: 0.1g
- (11%) Fibre: 2.7g
- (2%)Protein: 1.1g
- Salts
- (3%) Sodium: 51mg
- (9%) Potassium: 313mg
- Minerals
- Calcium: 3%
- Iron: 4%
- Zinc: 3%
- Magnesium: 4%
- Phosphorus: 6%
- Copper: 0%
- Manganese: 1%
- Selenium: 2%
- Fluoride: 1%
- Cryptoxanthin: 0mg
- Lycopene: 0%
- Lutein: 0.2g
- Vitamins
- Vitamin A: 357µg
- Thiamin (B1): 0%
- Riboflavin (B2): 0%
- Niacin (B3): 3%
- Vitamin B5: 2%
- Vitamin B6: 8%
- Folate (B9): 5%
- Vitamin B12: 0%
- Choline: 1%
- Vitamin C: 14%
- Vitamin D: 0%
- Vitamin E: 12%
- Vitamin K: 15%
- Arginine: 5mg
- Aspartic Acid: 32mg
- Glutamate: 24mg
- Glycine: 6mg
- Proline: 5mg
- Serine: 5mg
- Tyrosine: 2mg
- Alanine: 6mg
- Cystine: 1mg
- Amino Acids
- Histidine: 3mg
- Isoleucine: 6mg
- Leucine: 9mg
- Methionine: 1mg
- Phenylalanine: 5mg
- Threonine: 5mg
- Tryptophan: 2mg
- Valine: 7mg
- Lysine: 7mg
- Betaine: 0mg
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