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Nutritionally complete, Quinoa with Mediterranean vegetables
this meal provides
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and iron – this
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Mediterranean flavours including
MAKES: 2 tomato, red pepper, courgette,
SUITABLE PORTIONS basil and garlic, your baby will be
FROM6
MONTHS exposed to new tastes, textures
and nutrients, too.
Ingredients
● 25g quinoa
● 2 tsp sunflower oil
● 30g onion, finely diced
● 30g red pepper, finely diced
● 30g courgette, finely diced
● 30g carrot, peeled and
finely diced
● ½ clove garlic, crushed
● 6 cherry tomatoes, diced
● 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
Directions
1 Cook the quinoa according to the
pack instructions. Drain and set aside.
2 Heat the oil in a pan. Add the
onion, pepper, courgette and
carrot. Fry for 5 minutes.
3 Add the garlic and tomatoes, fry
for 2 minutes, then add the cooked
quinoa and basil. Stir to combine.
Mini cottage pies
From nine months, your baby will
be able to eat lots of what your Directions
family is having (just without 1 Preheat the oven to
any added salt). Serve up her 200°C/400˚F/gas mark 6.
own individual portions and let 2 Heat the oil in a pan. Add
her join in at mealtimes. the onion, carrot, pepper
and mushrooms, and fry for
Ingredients 3-4 minutes.
● 1 tbsp olive oil 3 Add the mince and brown.
● 1 onion, chopped Stir in the tomato purée and
● 1 small carrot, peeled and flour, then blend in the stock and
cut into 1cm cubes add the bay leaves and thyme.
● ¼ red pepper, cut into 1cm cubes Cover and simmer for 30
● 8 button mushrooms, cut into minutes over a low heat. Spoon
1cm cubes into two ramekins, discarding
● 250g minced beef the bay leaves.
● 1 tbsp tomato purée 4 For the mash, bring a pan Nutritionally complete, these
● 1 tbsp plain flour of water to the boil, add the pies provide vitamin A,
● 250ml very low-salt beef stock potatoes and boil for 15 minutes,
● 2 dried bay leaves or until tender. Drain, mashand calcium, zinc and iron, plus SUIT ABLE
FROM 9
● 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme mix with the butter and milk. are a source of prebiotics. MONTHS
● 300g potatoes, peeled and Divide the mash between the *
chopped into 2cm pieces ramekins, spreading it outto You will need 2 x 150ml
● a knob of unsalted butter cover the filling. Bake the pies ramekins (or 3 smaller
● 1–2 tbsp milk for 15 minutes. ramekins if you prefer) MAKES:
2PIES
