Baby and Toddler’s Rainbow Couscous with Salmon
By OcadoLife
Published on 13 February 2025
“This Baby and Toddler’s Rainbow Couscous with Salmon has a super-soft texture as the veggies are pulsed – but as your baby/toddler gets more experienced with eating, you could start to chop the veggies finely instead,” says nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed, author of bestseller How To Wean Your Baby. “The dish is squidgy, which encourages them to get involved with their hands – and they can practise their scooping here too. Salmon adds protein and is easy to grasp, so babies can practise self-feeding this way as well. To make this adult friendly, keep the salmon fillets whole and add chopped coriander and basil.”Time and servings
30 minsTotal time
4Servings
10 minsPrep time
20 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 3 skinless salmon fillets
- 120g broccoli (about 3 or 4 florets), roughly chopped
- 0.5 red pepper (about 60g), roughly chopped
- 0.5 yellow pepper (about 60g), roughly chopped
- 1 small carrot (about 50g), peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 small garlic clove, crushed
- 200g couscous
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Wrap the salmon fillets loosely in kitchen foil and place on a baking sheet in the middle of the oven. Cook for 20 mins.Step 2
Meanwhile, put the broccoli, red pepper, yellow pepper, carrot and courgette into a food processor; blitz until very finely chopped, as if you were making pesto.Step 3
Mix together the olive oil, lemon zest and juice and garlic; set aside.Step 4
Cook the couscous as per the pack instructions. Combine the lemon dressing with the cooked couscous and stir in the blitzed raw veggies.Step 5
Remove the salmon from the oven, flake through the couscous (check for any bones); serve.Step 6
Recipe Tip: Recipe serves a family of four, based on 2 adults and 2 little ones; appetites will vary. 1 portion of veg is 80g, 1 of 5 a day for an adult; around 40g for a little one. Nutritional info is relevant to an adult portion. For more information on portion size for toddlers, visit nutrition.org.uk