Making food for your toddler is not only easy, but also economical. Instead of buying pre-packaged food, you can use whatever is in your fridge and pantry.
What’s more, you get to choose the mix of ingredients and flavours that are right for your child, depending on their personal tastes and diet.
Plus, you also have the benefit of knowing exactly what your little one is eating. By choosing the ingredients, you are able to eliminate preservatives and added sugars.
When thinking about making your own baby food, you immediately think of hours spent in the kitchen, butt his recipe for Ella’s Kitchen’s squishy salmon fishcakes will see you break out your artistic side in just 45 minutes. Your toddler will love the squishy fishy goodness and style of this dish…
What you need
400 grams of potatoes cut into dices
1 carrot cut into small dices
200 grams of salmon fillets (skin removed)
3 tablespoons of sunflower oil
1 small leek, thinly sliced
25 grams of green beans, finely chopped
2 tablespoons of finely chopped flat leaf parsley
What to do
- Cook the potato and carrot in boiling water for 15 minutes until tender. Drain and mash them together, and set aside mash to cool.
- Poach the salmon in simmering water for 5 minutes until cooked through, then allow to cool.
- Break up the fish into flakes, taking care to ensure that there are no bones.
- Heat one tablespoon of the oil in a large frying pan and fry the leek and beans for 5 minutes until tender.
- Stir them into the carrot and potato mash and then add the cooked salmon and the parsley to the mixture again.
- Using your hands, mould the mixture into 2 large fishcakes and 2 small fishcakes
- Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and cook the fishcakes for 5 minutes, turning once until golden on both sides and warm through.
- Serve immediately with some peas
Yum!
About the Author: Ella’s Kitchen Cook Book is available at Woolworths for approximately R200.
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