Do you line up colorful cubes of purees into pretty rows? Or are you a die-hard BLWer? I tend to find myself somewhere in between. As such, this recipe for salmon mango puree and bites is for EVERYONE.
A note about salmon: Shop for wild-caught. It has significantly more vitamin D3 than its farmed cousins. Also, be sure to check for and remove all bones before cooking.
The “superfood” element of this dish is in the dulse seaweed flakes and the Pure Radiance C powder, both of which I use almost every day when making food for my littles.
I often use dulse instead of salt because it’s salty while also giving your baby important trace minerals, like iodine. And because it’s seaweed, it gives your baby a unique source of fiber which ultimately helps to feed and diversify your little one’s wee gut microbes.
Pure Radiance C is made of things like camu camu, acerola berry, and rose hips. These whole foods and herbs are an excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants. What’s more, they help with the absorption of iron.
Salmon mango puree with superfood avocado
Ingredients
For the steamed salmon:
- 4 ounce salmon filet, wild caught
- 1 cup frozen mango
- 1/2 cup bone broth (if blending into a puree)
- 1/4 teaspoon Pure Radiance C (if blending into a puree)
For superfood avocado:
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 tablespoon packed with cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon dulse flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon Pure Radiance C
Instructions
- Fill a deep pot and fill with 1 – 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.
- Place frozen mango and salmon (skin side down) into a steamer basket. Sprinkle with dulse flakes. Once water reaches a boil, lower heat. Insert basket, cover pot, and steam for 8 minutes.
- While salmon and mango steam, use an immersion blender or baby food maker to puree superfood avocado ingredients. *I used a 2-cup glass jar and this immersion blender. Set aside.
- Carefully remove steamer insert along with salmon and mango from the pot. Allow salmon to cool before offering it to baby.
- If making a salmon mango puree, place salmon, mango, bone broth, and Pure Radiance C into a blending vessel and puree until smooth.
Can this purée be frozen?
YES! Refrigerate for up to 3 days (or not at all for littles with histamine overload / signs of eczema or hives) and freeze up to 2 months.
Can you explain your comment “or not at all for littles with histamine overload / signs of eczema or hives”? My little has eczema and I think it’s due to eggs, because since I’ve cut eggs out her eczema seems to be reducing, but should I not give her salmon and mango?
Hey! This has to do with the build-up of histamine that we see with stored meat and fish/meat leftovers.
xxo!!
My baby is 5 and a half months and really wants food. Would you recommend doing the salmon purée and leaving out the mango? Thanks!
Hey Amanda,
I usually recommend starting with liver. There’s a recipe here: https://megangarcia.com/liver-pate-recipe-for-baby/
xxo!!
Can we use cam powder instead of radiance C?
Definitely!
Hi can I make this without the radiant c? If not where can I purchase radiant c? Is it something adults can use too?
Hey!
You can leave it out or there’s a link in my shop. Will update the recipe to include a link as well!!
Amazon carries it or you can buy it directly.
And YES, adults can use this. I have also used straight camu camu, but it does have a bitter taste. So I prefer Pure Synergy.
xxo!!
if i have the organic tropical frozen fruit (mango/pineapple/strawberry) could i use this if i do not have only mango?
Hey Dana,
That sounds like it might work! Let me know how it goes xxo
Hi Megan. Thanks for the recipe! I have wild, caught wild Alaskan sockeye salmon from butcher box. They are frozen fillets. Could I use this to make the puree and then freeze the puree?
Hi Michelle!
Yes 💯 you would want to defrost in the fridge; fish can quickly build up histamine.
xxo!!