Gut health Vegan Black bean & mushroom smash burgers
Deeply savoury bean-mushroom patties smashed thin and crisp, in buns with all the layers.
Desk minestrone with pesto swirl (flask lunch)
The flask minestrone: beans, veg and small pasta built to survive a commute and improve by noon.
Ingredients
Servings 4
Quantities scaled from the original (4 servings).
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Method
- Step 1
Soften onion, carrot and celery in the oil; garlic in.
- Step 2
Tomatoes and stock; simmer 10 minutes.
- Step 3
Beans and pasta for 8; cabbage for 4 more.
- Step 4
Flask it hot; pesto and Parmesan in a side jar for swirling at the desk.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 290 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 11g |
| Carbohydrates | 40g |
| – of which sugars | 10g |
| Fibre | 10g |
| Fat | 10g |
| – of which saturates | 2.5g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.3g |
| Calcium | 140mg |
| Iron | 3.2mg |
| Salt | 1g |
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