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Baby Food

Baby Food

Ingredients
 
  • 3oz red lentils, washed
  • 2 medium leeks, white part, chopped
  • 2 sticks celery, finely chopped
  • 2 medium carrots, finely chopped
  • 1 large sweet potato or yam, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 2oz unsalted non-hydrogenated vegan margarine or Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread (trans fat free)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 pint unsalted vegetable stock or plain water
 
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Preparation
 

Melt the margarine in a large non-stick frying pan.Add the chopped leeks and saute for 5 mins until tender.Add the finely chopped carrots and celery and saute for 5 mins.

Stir in the lentils and chopped sweet potato.Add the stock or water, tomato puree and bay leaf.Simmer for 15-20 mins until all the vegetables are tender and the mixture is not too wet. (If it gets too dry, add a little more water during cooking.)

Once cooked, retrieve the bay leaf.

This can be pureed for babies not yet coping with lumpy food, or eaten as it is.

 

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