This recipe is created by Paediatric Dietitian Paula Hallam and it comes from her brilliant book: Plant Powered Little People. Find Paula at https://plantbased-kids.com/ or instagram: @plantbasedkids.uk
SERVINGS: 8 TODDLER PORTIONS OR 4 ADULT PORTIONS
This recipe is a great way to offer edamame beans to children as they are blended into the sauce along with the peas. It's a great one to cook for the whole family and save yourself some time!
Ingredients
100g frozen peas
100g frozen edamame beans
200ml dairy alternative drink
10g fresh coriander, plus extra to garnish
1 clove of garlic, crushed
1 lime, zested and juiced
Pinch of ground black pepper
Pinch of salt (optional)
300g dried pasta
Method
1. Boil the peas and edamame beans for 5 minutes until soft, then drain and leave to cool.
2. Put the cooled peas and beans into a blender along with all the other ingredients except the pasta, then blend until smooth.
3. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet and then drain, reserving some of the cooking water.
4. Pour the sauce over the drained pasta, stir to combine and warm it through, then serve.
Notes
I think rigatoni or penne pasta shapes work well with this sauce. You can also use a chickpea or lentil-based pasta to offer a more iron-rich option.
For young babies (six to nine months of age), I’d recommend using large pasta shapes as finger foods such as penne, rigatoni or ziti. Or you could use smaller pasta shapes and offer them from a spoon.
For babies over nine months who have developed the pincer grasp, you can offer the pasta chopped into smaller pieces.
For young babies (six to nine months), I’d recommend serving the dal and rice from a spoon, with large wedges of tomatoes on the side. This is because larger pieces of food are safer for young babies and easier for them to pick up with their fist (called the palmar grasp).
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