Spring has well and truly arrived in the UK hoorah! Spring crops offer up some delicious vegetables and all my nutritious faves come together in this spring influenced baby food recipe. There are a lot of vitamins in the weaning recipe – you may also want to try steaming instead of boiling to lock in more colour and nutrition.

A good source of

• Manganese
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B1
• Vitamin K
• Folate
• Fibre
• Iron

Ingredients

• 2 x Sticks of Celery
• 1 x Leek
• 1/2 x Savoy Cabbage
• 150g x Peas
• 2 x Courgettes (or Zucchinis)
• A little Parsley
• 25g x unsalted butter
• Some hot water

You will need

• 1 x Food processor or hand-held blender or a Baby Dan Food Mill with Serving Spoon
• 1 x Ice Cube Tray or Happy Mummy Baby Cubes Food Portioners (Stage 2)
• 1 x Chopping Board and Sharp Knife
• 1 x Large Saucepan

Method

1. Prepare your leeks by removing its outer layer and chopping into rings about half a centimeter thick. In your saucepan, gently fry the leek in the butter for about 5 minutes until softened.

2. Prepare the courgette and celery by dicing into 1cm cubes and chop your garlic finely. Add everything to the saucepan, stir and continue to cook for about 15 minutes.

3. While it’s cooking, finely slice your cabbage into strips. After 15 minutes add your cabbage, your peas and about 3 cups of hot water. Place the lid on and gently steam\boil for another 10 minutes until all the vegetables are soft.

4. You should now drain the water into a jug, leaving your steaming vegetables. Add them to your blender and blend while slowly adding the water back in to adjust the consistency to your baby’s liking. You may want to do this in batches if there is too much.

5. Fill up you ice cube tray or portioner evenly with the puree and place in the freezer.

6. Once frozen you can empty you portions into a freezer bag so you can use the portioners again!

Et Voila ! I hope you enjoy this Spring baby puree recipe!

Please note, I am not a pediatrician or a nutritionist and my information is based on personal experience and thorough research only.