Sautéed dock with garlic and onions
Sautéed dock with garlic and onions is a simple, rustic dish featuring the leafy green plant known as dock (or sorrel), quickly cooked with aromatic garlic and onions. It's a common way to prepare this wild or garden green in various European and North American cuisines, often as a side dish or a component of a larger meal.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This dish is low in calories and carbohydrates, providing a good source of vitamins A and C, iron, and fiber. A typical serving contains roughly 50-70 calories, with minimal fat and protein.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 60 kcal |
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Carbs | 8 g |
| Fat | 2.5 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 1.5 g |
| Sodium | 150 mg |
| Vitamin A | 450 mcg RAE |
| Vitamin C | 25 mg |
| Iron | 2.5 mg |
| Potassium | 380 mg |
| Magnesium | 40 mg |
| Manganese | 0.5 mg |
| Calcium | 100 mg |
| Folate | 60 mcg |
Per 1 cup (170 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Dock is a foraged green with a distinctive tangy, lemony flavor due to its oxalic acid content, which mellows significantly when cooked. It's nutritionally interesting as a wild plant that's high in vitamin C and has been used in traditional herbal remedies.
