Spinach is sometimes referred to as a ‘Super Food’ and for good reason as it is jam packed with nutrients. This recipe uses a small amount of garlic and unsalted butter to give the spinach a more rounded and sweeter flavour. A super food weaning recipe!

A good source of

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin K
• Manganese
• Folate
• Magnesium
• Iron

Ingredients

• 180g bag of Spinach leaves
• 1/2 garlic clove, chopped
• 20g unsalted butter

You will need

• 1 x Large Frying Pan
• 1 x Food processor or hand-held blender or a Professional Baby Mouli
• 1 x Ice Cube Tray or a Happy Mummy Baby Cubes Food Portioners (Stage 2)
• 1 x Peeler

Method

1) Heat your frying pan on a medium to high heat. Melt the butter.
Make sure to use unsalted butter!

2) Chop your garlic finely and add the frying pan, frying gently for one minute.

3) Add all the spinach to the frying pan – don’t be put off by the amount of spinach, it will wilt down. Turn the heat down and stir occasionally. Keep doing this for about 5 minutes until the spinach has wilted sufficiently.

4) Take off the heat and place the spinach into your blender. Blend thoroughly into a smooth paste. Add enough breastmilk or formula to make the puree to your desired consistency.

5) Fill up you ice cube tray or portioner evenly with the puree and, when cooled completely, place in the freezer.

6) Once frozen you can empty you portions into a freezer bag so you can use the cube tray again!

To reheat just warm a portion in a saucepan or the microwave. You can test the temperature on your top lip, just below the nose.

If you do use a microwave to heat your baby food always remember to stir thoroughly to remove hotspots!