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Portions:
4
Serving
Size:
1/2 cup
- Diet
Types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Diabetes
- Dialysis
- Lower Protein
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 cups zucchini
- 1/2 cup red onion
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
Preparation
- Peel and slice zucchini and onion. Chop cillantro.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Sauté cumin seeds to brown.
- Add zucchini and onion and sprinkle with black pepper. Stir a few times to mix.
- Cover and cook for approximately 5 minutes to medium tenderness, stirring a few times.
- Add lemon juice and chopped cilantro. Mix, cook another minute and serve.
Helpful hints
- Cilantro leaves are also known as coriander, dhania, Chinese parsley and Mexican parsley.
Submitted by: DaVita dietitian Usha from Missouri.
Nutrients per serving
Calories 80
Protein 1.0 g
Carbohydrates 4 g
Fat 7 g
Cholesterol 8 mg
Sodium 30 mg
Potassium 226 mg
Phosphorus 36 mg
Calcium 23 mg
Fiber 1.3 g
Kidney and kidney diabetic food choices
- 1 vegetable, medium potassium
- 1 fat
Carbohydrate choices
1
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