Salmon recipe for toddler

Salmon pasta – perfect finger food for picky-eaters

A refined and tasty salmon recipe for toddler. The pasta is rich in carbonhydrate which your child needs for the development of his or her brain. Salmon contains a lot of fat and also has a good amount of vitamine B6. This dish is a good choice for picky eaters because you can "hide" the salmon inside the pasta and thus make it more appealing to some children.

age: above 12 months

Ingredients:

- tube-shaped, short cut hollow pasta such as Penne or Pennoni 2.5-3 ounces / 80g

- salmon 1.5 ounces / 40g cut into very small pieces

- vegetables (can choose from a wide range of vegetables such as cabbage, asparagus, spinach, etc.) 1.5 ounces / 40 g cut into small pieces

- 1/3 lemon

- 2-3 tablespoons of Olive Oil. I recommend this Olive Oil from Kirkland Signature. Very good taste and that wonderful smell!

- cream cheese 8 ounces / 220g cut into cubes

- ¾ cup milk

- ½ cup parmesan cheese

- 1/8 teaspoon of Ground Nutmeg. Try out the Ground Nutmeg from Simply Organic! It is a high quality, organic product with great taste.

How to cook:

1. Microwave cream cheese, milk and Parmesan cheese in 1 quart casserole until sauce is smooth, stir it occasionally

2. Boil a pot of water, cook your chosen pasta for 20-30 minutes

Parmesan Cheese

3. Squeeze lemon juice on salmon pieces, leave for 10 minutes

4. Put olive oil in a pan, use medium heat to heat up the oil, then put salmon pieces in, stir fry until the color is changed

5. Add the vegetable pieces, continue to stir fry, you can cover the pan for some minutes, until the vegetables are getting soft, then turn heat off

6. Mix parmesan and cream cheese pasta sauce with cooked salmon and vegetable pieces, wait for it to cool down a bit

7. Fill the mixture from step 6 into the tube shaped pasta

8. Enjoy!

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Salmon pasta recipe for toddlers

Thai style salmon pasta recipe for toddlers

This is an easy to cook pasta recipe which will allow your child to explore delicious combinations of tastes. This dish from South-East Asia contains all the nutrition your toddler needs: Carbonhydrates, vitamins, and fat.

age: above 12 months

Ingredients:

- Pasta (any kind that is in small shaped which is easy for your children to eat) 2.5-3 ounces / 80g

- Salmon 1.5 ounces / 40g cut into small pieces

- Basil about 10 leaves chopped into small pieces

- ¼ – 1/3 onion chopped into small pieces

- 1 piece of garlic (pressed with Garlic Press)

- fish sauce 1 teaspoon

- sugar half teaspoon

- ¼ lemon

How to cook:

1. Boil a pot of water and sprinkle some salt in the water, add pasta and use medium heat to cook for 20-30 minutes until the noodles are soft enough for your child to eat

Fish Sauce

2. Mix fish sauce with sugar to make a sauce

3. Put some cooking oil in a pan or Wok, use medium heat to heat up, put garlic and onion into it, stir fry until the onion pieces are soft

4. Add salmon pieces in the pan or wok, continue to stir fry, add the sauce from step 2, then add 0.15 cups / 30 ml water, mix well with the ingredient in the pan, continue to use medium heat to cook, until the fish is fully cooked

5. Add basil pieces and lemon juice on top

6. Take pasta out of the pot, put the fish together with the sauce from the pan on top of pasta, mix well

7. Enjoy!

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Salmon recipe for toddler

Salmon and vegetable porridge

An easy and yummy recipe for your toddler. Salmon contains a lot of proteins, vitamin B6 and omega-3 fatty acids. Spinach is also rich of various kinds of vitamins and iron. Celery contains a high amount of vitamin K.

age: above 8 months

Ingredients:

- 2 ounces 7 50 g of Rice. If you have browsed through some of my other recipes then you will already know that this Jasmine Rice is my absolute favorite :-). Great taste, great texture. Give it a try!

- water about 1.5 cups / 400 ml (depending on the type of rice you are using, some rice needs more water and some needs less)

- salmon filet 1 ounce / 30g

- carrot 0.75 ounces / 20g chopped into small pieces

- celery 0.75 ounces / 20g chopped into small pieces

How to cook:

Rice Cooker

1. If you own a rice cooker you can use its slow cooking or "porridge" option to cook the rice. If you do not own a rice cooker put rice into a pot and add water. Cook using low heat. The rice will be fully cooked after 1-2 hours.

2. After 30 minutes, add the carrot and celery pieces and mix them together with the half cooked porridge, continue to cook until the porridge is fully cooked

3. While the porridge is being cooked, steam the salmon filet until it is fully cooked using a Steamer (note that some rice cookers also have a "steam" option). My favorite Steamer is from Hamilton Beach. Easy to use and to clean. You can use it to steam big portions of food and it even has a function that keeps food warm once it is done cooking. Check out the Amazon link for a full product description. Take it out when ready and cut it into small pieces

4. When the porridge is ready, mix the salmon pieces into the porridge

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Salmon recipe for baby

Salmon and spinach porridge

A tasty and very healthy salmon recipe for baby containing vitamins, proteins and fat. The salmon and spinach add a new flavor to the plain rice. The salmon's soft consistency makes it perfect as a food for babies.

age: above 8 months

Ingredients:

- 3-4 tablespoons / 50 g Rice. Give this this Jasmati Rice a try! It tastes very good and you can use it for a broad variety of different dishes.

- water about 1.5 cups / 400 ml (depending on the type of rice you are using, some rice needs more water and some needs less)

- salmon filet 1 ounce / 30g

- spinach 1 ounce / 30g

- Some drops of Sesame Oil. My first choice is La Tourangelle's Sesame Oil because it offers a great flavor for little money.

How to cook:

Hand Blender

1. Put rice and water into a Rice Cooker and use the slow cooking or "porridge" option to cook the rice until it gets very soft. I use this Rice Cooker almost every day because it is very easy to cook rice with it. It can also steam food. (Click the link to visit Amazon and view the full product description) As an alternative you can cook the rice using a pot. Cover the pot and use low heat. The rice will  take around 1-2 hours until it is soft.


2. While the porridge is being cooked, steam the salmon filet until it is fully cooked. Once the salmon is ready take it out and cut it into small pieces. Mix it with the cooked porridge

3. There are two ways to cook the spinach: (1) boil it in water, then use a hand blender to mash it, then add it into the cooked porridge; (2) cut it into small pieces, add it to the cooked porridge and continue to cook and stir on low heat until it is soft

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Fish recipe for baby

Fish porridge

This fish recipe for baby will provide your child with all the important nutrition that a baby needs for a healthy development: energy, fat, proteins, and vitamins. Rice is an energy carrier that is used as a staple food in Asian, Africa or South America. Salmon is a very fat fish that provides the human body with proteins, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin D.

age: 6 months and above

Ingredients:

- 3 to 4 tablespoons of Rice. My first choice is Jasmine Rice because of it's nice taste. Check out the Amazon link to see what others think about this rice.

- water about 1.5 cups / 400ml (depending on the type of rice you are using, some rice needs more water and some needs less)

- cod filet 1.5-2 ounces / 50g

- Some drops of La Tourangelle Toasted Sesame Oil. Of course you can use any other sesame oil but I like to use La Tourangelle's Sesame Oil because of its refined flavor. Compared to other Sesame Oils this one is also quite cheap!

How to cook:

Rice Cooker

1. Cook rice by adding the water. For your convenience you can also use a rice cooker and use its slow cooking option. The rice will be ready when you can't see the shape of the rice. Another good reason to use rice cookers: Some of them have a “porridge” option. If you do not own a rice cooker, just use a pot to cook, cover the pot and cook the rice on low heat. It will take around 1-2 hours until the rice is cooked.


2. Use a Hand Blender to mash the cod. Whenever I have things to mash I use my Hand Blender from Cuisineart. It's a very powerful and reliable tool. Another plus: It's easy to clean. Add the mashed cod filet to the ready-porridge, cook on low heat and stir constantly for 3-5 minutes until the fish is fully cooked.

3. Add 2-3 drops of toasted sesame oil and some spring onion (optional)

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