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.
Lauren Kraus says
August 4, 2018 at 6:48 PMCan this purée be frozen?
Megan Garcia says
August 5, 2018 at 11:19 AMYES! 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.
Ashly says
March 31, 2020 at 9:47 PMCan 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?
Megan Garcia says
April 5, 2020 at 12:50 PMHey! This has to do with the build-up of histamine that we see with stored meat and fish/meat leftovers.
xxo!!
Amanda says
November 6, 2018 at 7:37 AMMy baby is 5 and a half months and really wants food. Would you recommend doing the salmon purée and leaving out the mango? Thanks!
Megan Garcia says
November 6, 2018 at 4:56 PMHey Amanda,
I usually recommend starting with liver. There’s a recipe here: https://megangarcia.com/liver-pate-recipe-for-baby/
xxo!!
becky says
March 11, 2019 at 5:46 PMCan we use cam powder instead of radiance C?
Megan Garcia says
March 12, 2019 at 6:20 AMDefinitely!
erin says
June 26, 2020 at 6:58 AMHi can I make this without the radiant c? If not where can I purchase radiant c? Is it something adults can use too?
Megan Garcia says
June 29, 2020 at 4:16 PMHey!
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!!