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Colourful Fig Salad / Šarena salata sa smokvama

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I’ve returned from my vacation a couple of days ago and am slowly getting back into my old routine and structure. I mostly ate crap while on vacation, so this really simple and healthy salad was a welcome change. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed every bite of all the millions of fire-soared hot dogs I devoured, but it’s about time to get a few vegetables in my body as well.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 1 large serving / 1.13 EUR)

2 cups thinly shredded cabbage (0.07 EUR)

Good pinch of salt (0.01 EUR)

Good pinch of freshly ground black pepper (0.01 EUR)

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (0.03 EUR)

½ small onion, thinly shredded (0.03 EUR)

½ red bell pepper, thinly shredded (0.03 EUR)

2-3 small tomatoes, cut into wedges (0.20 EUR)

5-6 small figs, halved or quartered (0.33 EUR)

Small chunk of hard cheese, thinly cut (0.33 EUR)

2 tbsp olive oil (0.09 EUR)

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METHOD:

Start off by mixing cabbage with salt, pepper and vinegar. Allow it to sit for about half an hour or more, so the cabbage can soften up. Mix in shredded onion and pepper. Arrange tomatoes, figs and cheese on top, drizzle everything with olive oil and serve right away. Ta-da!

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Pred par dana sam se vratila sa godišnjeg i polako se vraćam svojoj starroj rutini i strukturi. Na godišnjem sam uglavnom jela smeće, tako da mi je ova jako jednostavna i zdrava salata bila dobrodošla promjena. Nemojte me krivo shvatiti, uživala sam u svakom zalogaju milijona hrenovki pečenih na vatri kojih sam proždrla. Ali mislim da je krajnje vrijeme da u sebe ubacim i pokoje povrće.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 1 veliku porciju / 8,42 kn)

2 šalice tanko narezanog zelja (0,50 kn)

Dobar prstohvat soli (0,01 kn)

Dobar prstohvat svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,05 kn)

2 žlice jabučnog octa (0,20 kn)

½ malog luka, tanko narezanog (0,25 kn)

½ crvene paprike, tanko narezane (0,25 kn)

2-3 male rajčice, narezane na kriške (1,50 kn)

5-6 malih smokvi, narezanih na polovice ili četvrtine (2,50 kn)

Komadić tvrdog sira, narezan na tanke listiće (2,50 kn)

2 žlice maslinovog ulja (0,66 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Za početak pomiješajte zelje sa soli, paprom i octom, pa ostavite da odstoji barem pola sata kako bi zelje omekšalo. Umiješajte narezani luk i papriku. Poslažite po vrhu rajčice, smokve i sir, pokapajte maslinovim uljem i odmah poslužite. Ta-da!

Colourful Fig Salad / Šarena salata sa smokvama

Mozzarella and Veggie Stuffed Peppers (vegetarian, low-histamine) / Paprike punjene mozzarellom i povrćem (vegetarijanske, niskohistaminske)

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Peppers are everywhere and the smell of them cooking is just too tempting to be ignored. This is my take on traditional stuffed peppers in an attempt to feed a vegetarian boyfriend on a low-histamine diet.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 7 stuffed peppers / 0.30 EUR per pepper / 2.07 EUR for all)

7 large bell peppers (0.67 EUR)

1 small onion (0.07 EUR)

2 garlic cloves (0.07 EUR)

1 large carrot (0.07 EUR)

1 small zucchini (0.07 EUR)

Handful of fresh parsley (0.07 EUR)

1 cup precooked rice (0.07 EUR)

Good pinch of salt (0.01 EUR)

Good pinch of freshly ground black pepper (0.01 EUR)

1 tsp sweet Hungarian paprika (0.03 EUR)

1 ball of mozzarella cheese (0.93 EUR)

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METHOD:

Preheat oven to 200°C. Wash peppers and remove stem and seeds with a small paring knife, while leaving the rest of the skins intact. Cut mozzarella into 7 equal segments. Wash and finely chop up onion, garlic, carrot, zucchini and parsley, then mix together with rice, salt, pepper and paprika. Using a spoon, place small amount of stuffing in each pepper, add mozzarella slice in the center and then fill up with more stuffing.

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Arrange upturned peppers in an oven-safe dish and bake for 45 minutes, until tops are crispy and slightly charred.

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Paprike su svuda oko nas, a mirisi koji se šire dok se kuhaju su jednostavno prezamamni da ih se samo tako može zanemariti. Ovo je moj pokušaj da modificiram tradicionalne punjene paprike i nahranim dečka vegetarijanca na niskohistaminskoj dijeti.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 7 punjenih paprika / 2,19 kn po paprici / 15,31 kn za sve)

7 velikih paprika babura (5,00 kn)

1 mali luk (0,50 kn)

2 češnja češnjaka (0,50 kn)

1 velika mrkva (0,50 kn)

1 mala tikvica (0,50 kn)

Pregršt svježeg peršina (0,50 kn)

1 šalica kuhane riže (0,50 kn)

Dobar prstohvat soli (0,01 kn)

Dobar prstohvat svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,05 kn)

1 žličica slatke crvene paprike (0,25 kn)

1 loptica mozzarelle (7,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Zagrijte pećnicu na 200°C. Operite paprike pa im nožićem izdubite peteljke i sjemenke, pazeći da ne oštetite ostatak kože. Narežite mozzarellu na 7 jednakih dijelova. Operite i fino nasjeckajte luk, češnjak, mrkvu, tikvicu i peršin, pa pomiješajte sa rižom, soli, paprom i crvenom paprikom. Žlicom stavite malu količinu nadjeva u papriku, u sredinu stavite komadić mozzarelle, pa onda napunite do kraja papriku sa još nadjeva.

Složite paprike okrenute prema gore u vatrostalnoj posudi i pecite 45 minuta, dok vrhovi ne budu hrskavi i zažareni.

Mozzarella and Veggie Stuffed Peppers (vegetarian, low-histamine) / Paprike punjene mozzarellom i povrćem (vegetarijanske, niskohistaminske)

Whole-Wheat Flour Summer Zucchini Pizza / Ljetna pizza od integralnog brašna sa tikvicama

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If only the summer could last forever, with its abundance of fresh produce, colours, smells and tastes. And the sunshine. Ah… I wanna enjoy the Summer to the max while it’s still here, but I also wanna enjoy a pizza. So here’s a delicious summer pizza for you all!

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 1 large pizza / 1.56 EUR)

For the dough:

½ tsp active dry yeast (0.07 EUR)

1 tsp sugar (0.01 EUR)

¾ cup warm water (–)

1 – 1 ½ cup plain all-purpose flour, divided (0.07 EUR)

1 ½ cup whole-wheat flour (0.13 EUR)

2 tbsp olive oil + more for greasing the bowl (0.10 EUR)

½ tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

For the pizza topping:

2 large zucchini (0.40 EUR)

Good pinch of salt (0.01 EUR)

Pinch of freshly ground black pepper (0.01 EUR)

½ cup of hard, finely grated cheese (0.67 EUR)

1 tsp dried oregano (0.07 EUR)

Additional:

A bit of oil for greasing the baking tray (0.01 EUR)

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METHOD:

To prepare the dough, first whisk together yeast, sugar, water and 1 tsp of plain flour in a large mixing bowl and let sit for 10-15 minutes until frothy. If the yeast mixture doesn’t become frothy, discard and start over with fresh batch of yeast because this means that your dough won’t rise either and that would suck.

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Add 1 cup of plain flour, all of whole wheat flour, 2 tbsp of olive oil and salt to the frothy yeast mixture and stir well with a spoon, until shabby dough forms. Dump everything onto a clean flat surface and knead for 5-10 minutes, incorporating extra flour as necessary. The dough should be soft and pliable, but not too sticky. Clean and oil your mixing bowl, turn the dough around to grease from all sides and cover the bowl with clean kitchen towel. Allow the dough to rest for about 30 minutes, until doubled in size.

While you’re waiting for the dough to rise, wash and grate your zucchini. Mix with salt and leave in a colander to drain. You wanna get as much water out of that zucchini as humanly possible.

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When ready to bake pizza, preheat oven to 250°C. Deflate the dough and stretch with your hands on a lightly greased baking tray. This doesn’t need to be perfect and completely even, so just pinch the dough together should you need to patch up any holes. Omitting the rolling rends a super fluffy and puffy finished pizza.

Press any excess liquid with your hands out of the grated zucchini and scatter on top of the dough. Sprinkle with black pepper, grated cheese and oregano and bake for 10-15 minutes in the middle rack, until crispy and golden. Serve immediately.

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Ah, kada bi ljeto moglo trajati vječno sa svojim obiljem svježe hrane, boja, mirisa i okusa. I svo to sunce. Ah… Želim maksimalno uživati u ljetu dok još uvijek traje, ali želim i jednu pizzu. Pa vam evo jedan recept za savršenu ljetnu pizzu.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 1 veliku pizzu / 11,38 kn)

Za tijesto:

½ žličice suhog kvasca (0,50 kn)

1 žličica šećera (0,01 kn)

¾ šalice tople vode (–)

1 – 1 ½ šalice glatkog pšeničnog brašna, podijeljene (0,50 kn)

1 ½ šalica integralnog pšeničnog brašna (1,00 kn)

2 žlice maslinovog ulja + još malo za namastiti posudu (0,75 kn)

½ žličice soli (0,01 kn)

Dodaci za pizzu:

2 velike tikvice (3,00 kn)

Dobar prstohvat soli (0,01 kn)

Prstohvat svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,05 kn)

½ šalice tvrdog, fino naribanog sira (5,00 kn)

1 žličica sušenog origana (0,50 kn)

Dodatno:

Malo ulja za namastiti protvan za pečenje (0,05 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Da bi ste napravili tijesto, prvo u velikoj zdjeli pomiješajte kvasac, šećer, toplu vodu i žličicu glatkog brašna. Pustite da miruje 10-15 minuta dok ne postane pjenasto. Ako mješavina do tada ne postane pjenasta, bacite i krenite ispočetka sa novom turom kvasca, jer vam se tijesto vjerovatno neće dignuti, a to bi bilo koma.

Dodajte u mješavinu kvasca 1 šalicu glatkog brašna, svo integralno brašno, 2 žlice maslinovog ulja i sol, pa miješajte žlicom dok se ne formira labavo tijesto. Sve iskrenite na čistu radnu plohu i mijesite 5-10 minute, a po potrebi dodajte još malo brašna. Tijesto treba biti mekano i podatno, ali se ne smije previše lijepiti. Očistite i nauljite svoju posudu, okrenite unutra tijesto da se namasti sa svih strana, pa prekrijte posudu čistom krpom. Ostavite tijesto da se diže oko 30 minuta, dok mu se veličina ne udvostruči.

Dok čekate da se tijesto digne, operite i naribajte tikvice. Pomiješajte sa soli i ostavite u cjediljki. Željite da u tikvici na kraju ostane što manje vode.

Kada ste spremni za pečenje pizze, zagrijte pećnicu na 250°C. Ispuhnite tijesto i rukama ga rastegnite na lagano namašćenom protvanu. To ne mora biti savršeno i svugdje jednako, a rupe samo zakrpajte tako da tijesto stisnete skupa. Ovako, bez valjka, će vam pizza na kraju biti puno prhkija i pufastija.

Rukama iz tikvica iscijedite što više vode pa ih raštrkajte po tijestu. Posipajte sa paprom, naribanim sirom i origanom, pa pecite 10-15 minuta u sredini pećnice, dok pizza ne bude hruskava i zlatno-žuta. Odmah poslužite.

Whole-Wheat Flour Summer Zucchini Pizza / Ljetna pizza od integralnog brašna sa tikvicama

Fruit and Yogurt Snack / Međuobrok od voća i jogurta

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Here’s a tasty snack idea if you’re in a mood for something sweet but still wanna eat healthy. The sweet and healthy conflict is usually part of my daily struggle to eat clean, but luckily, fruits are here to save the day.

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INGREDIENTS:

(1.33 EUR)

½ cup blueberries, fresh and frozen both work (0.66 EUR)

1 cup yogurt (0.40 EUR)

1 tsp honey (0.07 EUR)

1 tbsp peanut butter (0.13 EUR)

1 tbsp crushed raw peanuts (0.07 EUR)

METHOD:

If using frozen blueberries, allow them to thaw a bit. Scatter blueberries over a cup of yogurt and drizzle with honey. Add in a scoop of peanut butter, scatter crushed peanuts on top and serve.

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Evo vam jedna ideja za ukusni međuobrok ako ste raspoloženi za nešto slatko, a htjeli bi ste da je to i dalje zdravo. Konflikt između slatkog i zdravog je obično dio moje svakodnevne borbe da se hranim zdravo, ali srećom, tu je voće da spasi dan.

SASTOJCI:

(10,00 kn)

½ šalice borovnica, mogu i svježe i smrznute (5,00 kn)

1 šalica jogurta (3,00 kn)

1 žličica meda (0,50 kn)

1 žlica maslaca od kikirikija (1,00 kn)

1 žlica zdrobljenih sirovih kikirikija (0,50 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Ako koristite smrznute borovnice, pustite ih da se malo odmrznu. Raštrkajte borovnice po šalici jogurta i pokapajte s medom. Dodajte unutra žlicu maslaca od kikirikija, raštrkajte po vrhu drobljeni kikiriki i poslužite.

Fruit and Yogurt Snack / Međuobrok od voća i jogurta

Peanut Butter Banana Oat Squares / Zobene kocke sa bananom i kikiriki maslacem

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You’re in dire need of a portable, budget friendly and healthy breakfast idea? Look no further, friends, for these will change your life.

Take out a few minutes out of your weekend to prepare breakfast for the upcoming week and start your day right. Double or even quadruple this recipe to take things even further and have breakfast sorted out for almost the entire month, because these freeze great. Really, you can have no more excuses for skipping breakfast in the morning.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 4 squares / 0.28 EUR per square / 1.11 EUR for all)

1 tbsp butter or coconut oil for vegan version + more for greasing the baking dish (0.07 EUR)

1 tbsp honey (0.13 EUR)

2 tbsp peanut butter (0.27 EUR)

½ cup warm water (–)

1 banana (0.20 EUR)

Pinch of salt (0.01 EUR)

1 tsp pure vanilla extract (0.03 EUR)

2 tbsp ground flax seed (0.13 EUR)

1 ½ cup rolled oats (0.27 EUR)

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METHOD:

Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a small baking dish with butter or coconut oil and set aside. Add butter (or coconut oil, if using), honey, peanut butter and water to a small sauce pan and heat up while stirring occasionally until everything is melted and combined. You can also do this in a microwave. Mash up the banana using a fork or a potato masher, stir in salt and vanilla, then add in flax seed, oats and butter mixture and stir until combined.

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Transfer the batter into prepared baking dish, even out the top with the back of a spoon and bake for 30 minutes, until firmed up and crispy. Allow the oatmeal to cool off in the baking dish for about 5 minutes, before slicing into squares and carefully transferring on a rack to cool off completely and thus firm up a bit. Once completely cool, wrap each individual square in parchment paper or cling foil and refrigerate in airtight container for up to a week, for a quick grab in the morning. To freeze, just add individually wrapped squares to a zip-lock bag and thaw as needed.

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Tražite ideju za prenosivi, jeftin i zdravi doručak? Ne tražite dalje, jer ovo će vam promijeniti život.

Odvojite par minuta za vrijeme vikenda kako bi ste pripremili doručak za nadolazeći tjedan i tako započeli svoj dan na pravi način. Udvostručite ili čak učetverostručite ovaj recept, pa ćete imati riješen doručak za skoro cijeli mjesec, jer se ove kocke super zamrzavaju. Stvarno, više ne možete imati izgovor zašto ste ujutro preskočili doručak.

SASTOJCI

(Za 4 kocke / 2,05 kn po kocki / 8,21 kn za sve)

1 žlica maslaca ili kokosovog ulja za vegansku verziju + malo za namastiti posudu (0,50 kn)

1 žlica meda (1,00 kn)

2 žlice kikiriki maslaca (2,00 kn)

½ šalice tople vode (–)

1 banana (1,50 kn)

Prstohvat soli (0,01 kn)

1 žličica ekstrakta od vanilije (0,20 kn)

2 žlice mljevenih sjemenki lana (1,00 kn)

1 ½ šalica zobenih pahuljica (2,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Zagrijte pećnicu na 200°C. Lagano namastite mali protvan za pečenje i stavite na stranu. U malom lončiću zagrijte skupa maslac (ili kokosovo ulje, ako ga koristite), med, kikiriki maslac i vodu i povremeno miješajte dok se sve ne rastopi. To također možete napraviti i u mikrovalnoj. Zgnječite bananu viljuškom ili gnječilicom za krumpir, dodajte u nju sol i ekstrakt vanilije, pa na kraju umiješajte lan, zobene pahuljice i mješavinu maslaca.

Smjesu izlijte u pripremljeni protvan, poravnajte stražnjom stranom žlice i pecite 30 minuta, dok se ne stisne i ne dobije hrskavu koricu. Pustite da se sve ohladi 5 minuta u protvanu, prije nego što ćete narezati na kocke i pažljivo ih premjestiti na rešetku da se ohlade do kraja i tako stisnu. Kada su kocke skroz hladne, zamojtajte svaku pojedinačno u papir za pečenje ili prozirnu foliju. Čuvajte u hladnjaku u hermetički zatvorenoj posudi do tjedan dana. Ako ćete kocke smrznuti, samo dobro umotajte pojedinačno zamotane kocke u plastičnu vrećicu i odmrznite po potrebi.

Peanut Butter Banana Oat Squares / Zobene kocke sa bananom i kikiriki maslacem

Spicy Bean Burgers (vegetarian) / Pikantni burgeri od graha (vegetarijanski)

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Low on cash, but want to make something filling and delicious? Fear not, these burgers are just the thing.

I came up with this recipe in order to use up all of the bits and bobs I had lying around the house. For different bits and bobs you have on your hand, feel free to subtract or add things. Just remember, you’ll need to add plenty of dry ingredients to the mashed beans and chopped vegetables to hold those burgers together. Here I opted for soy flakes, so I could ditch breadcrumbs or flour and make the burgers even more protein packed.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 8 burger patties / 0.27 EUR per patty / 2.14 EUR for all)

1 ½ cup precooked cannellini beans (0.40 EUR)

1 small onion, finely diced (0.07 EUR)

3 garlic cloves, minced (0.10 EUR)

½ small bell pepper, finely diced (0.13 EUR)

1 cup dried soy flakes (0.53 EUR)

1 large egg (0.20 EUR)

2 tbsp finely grated hard cheese, like Parmigiano Reggiano, Grana Padano, etc. (0.13 EUR)

Bunch of fresh parsley, finely chopped (0.07 EUR)

2 tbsp ground flax seed (0.07 EUR)

2 tbsp olive oil (0.09 EUR)

2 tbsp Thai sweet chili sauce (0.27 EUR)

1 tsp sweet Hungarian paprika (0.03 EUR)

½ tsp smoked paprika (0.03 EUR)

½ tsp salt (0.01 EUR)

½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper (0.01 EUR)

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METHOD:

Strain the beans from any liquid and pat dry with a kitchen towel, then mash them up using a potato masher. Add all of the ingredients to the bean paste and stir really well to combine. Let sit for about half an hour, so all the flavors can mix.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 200°C. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and using a large spoon (or large ice cream scoop, if you have one), divide the mixture on baking sheet. Gently press the down with your hands and thus form into patties. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until crispy and deep golden-brown.

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Niste baš pri novcima, a htjeli biste napraviti nešto zasitno i ukusno? Ne bojte se, ovi burgeri su baš prava stvar.

Ovaj sam recept smislila da potrošim sve ostatke koji su mi se povlačili po kući. Slobodno oduzmite ili dodajte stvari da biste upotrijebili sve ostake hrane koje vi imate doma. Samo imajte na umu da trebate u burgere dodati dovoljno suhih sastojaka u pastu od graha i nasjeckano povrće kako bi se sve držalo na okupu. Ja sam se odlučila za sojine ljuspice da mogu izbaciti krušne mrvice i kako bi burgeri bili još napucaniji sa proteinima.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 8 burgera / 1,99 kn po burgeru / 15,97 kn za sve)

1 ½ šalice već skuhanog bijelog graha (3,00 kn)

1 mali luk, sitno nasjeckan (0,50 kn)

3 češnja češnjaka, sitno nasjeckana (0,75 kn)

½ male paprike babure, sitno nasjeckane (1,00 kn)

1 šalica sojinih ljuspica (4,00 kn)

1 jaje (1,50 kn)

2 žlice fino naribanog tvrdog sira, kao parmezan, Grana Padano i sl. (1,00 kn)

Pregršt svježeg peršina, sitno nasjeckanog (0,50 kn)

2 žlice mljevenih sjemenki lana (0,50 kn)

2 žlice maslinovog ulja (0,66 kn)

2 žlice tajlandskog slatkog chili umaka (2,00 kn)

1 žličica slatke crvene paprike (0,25 kn)

½ žličice dimljene crvene paprike (0,25 kn)

½ žličice soli (0,01 kn)

½ žličice svježe mljevenog crnog papra (0,05 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Ocijedite grah od tekućine i malo ga posušite kuhinjskim ručnikom, pa ga onda izgnječite sa gnječilicom za krumpir. Dodajte sve sastojke u pastu od graha i dobro sve promiješajte. Pustite smjesu da odstoji oko pola sata kako bi se svi okusi proželi.

Kada ste spremni za pečenje, zagrijte pećnicu na 200°C. Obložite protvan za pečenje masnim papirom, pa velikom žlicom (ili velikom žlicom za sladoled, ako ju imate) grabite smjesu na protvan. Rukama nježno pritisnite smjesu da biste formirali burgere. Pecite oko 25-30 minuta, dok burgeri ne budu hrskavi i ne dobiju lijepu zlatno-smeđu boju.

Spicy Bean Burgers (vegetarian) / Pikantni burgeri od graha (vegetarijanski)