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Pumpkin-Seed and Cream Cheese Spread

Pumpkin-Seed and Cream Cheese Spread

with Chives
15 min.
Time:
430
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
94 / 100
Ingredientsfor  
Ingredients
1 oz Pumpkin seed
1 garlic clove
½ bunch Chives
7 ozs cream cheese
1 Tbsp Pumpkin seed oil (preferably from Austria)
salt
peppers
Preparation
1.
Pumpkin-Seed and Cream Cheese Spread preparation step 1

Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry skillet, stirring frequently, until fragrant and beginning to pop. Remove from heat and let cool.

2.
Pumpkin-Seed and Cream Cheese Spread preparation step 2

Set aside about 1/4 of the pumpkin seeds for garnish. Chop the remaining seeds. Peel the garlic and finely chop. Rinse the chives, shake dry and cut into slices diagonally.

3.
Pumpkin-Seed and Cream Cheese Spread preparation step 3

Mix together chopped pumpkin seeds, garlic and chives in a bowl with the quark and pumpkin seed oil. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with reserved pumpkin seeds. Serve with whole-wheat bread - or baked potatoes, as desired.

Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie430 cal.(20 %)
Protein15 g(15 %)
Fat40 g(34 %)
Carbohydrates4 g(3 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage1.1 g(4 %)
Healthy, because

Healthy, because

On average, pumpkin seeds provide up to 30% of your daily protein requirement. They also contain a variety of valuable fatty acids that are good for the heart and blood vessels.

Even smarter

Even smarter

Pumpkin seeds and pumpkin seed oil can lower elevated cholesterol levels and relieve bladder diseases. Rule of thumb for oil to remember is the darker and thicker the oil, the healthier!

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