Courgette and Pea Purée for Babies
Courgette brings the softness, peas bring the colour and a little sweetness. A good first mix once your baby has met each vegetable on its own.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 8 min
- Total
- 13 min
- Servings
- 8
- Level
- Easy
- Per serving
- 15 kcal
Ingredients
Makes: 8 baby portions
Shopping list
The ingredients for the servings you chose — copy them or send them to a messenger. Tick what you already have at home: only the rest goes on the list.
Method
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Step 1: Chop the courgette
Wash the courgette, trim the ends and cut it into small cubes. A young courgette does not need peeling.
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Step 2: Cook together
Bring a pan of water to the boil, add the courgette and frozen peas and cook for about 8 minutes, until completely soft.
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Step 3: Blend
Drain, let it cool a little and blend until smooth. For a very new eater, push it through a sieve to catch the pea skins.
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Step 4: Loosen if needed
If the purée is thick, stir in a spoonful of breast milk or formula. Cool to lukewarm before feeding.
Tips & variations
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Tip
No salt or sugar, in the food or in the cooking water: babies under one do not need either. The taste comes from the vegetable itself.
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Storage
Spoon the cooled purée into an ice-cube tray, freeze, then tip the cubes into a bag. Thaw in the fridge, heat until piping hot, cool again, and never refreeze.
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Tip
Offer this once courgette and peas have each been on the menu alone: if there is a reaction, you will know which food caused it.
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Tip
Offer each new food on its own for a few days running, and check with your health visitor or paediatrician about allergies, age and texture.
Nutrition
| 1 serving | Whole dish 8 servings | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 15 kcal | 120 kcal |
| Protein | 1 g | 8 g |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2 g | 16 g |
Approximate values calculated from standard ingredient data.
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