Green bean purée
- Age: 6–8 months (First tastes)
- Texture: Purée
- Prep: 4 min
- Cook: 12 min
- Makes: 3 portions
Ingredients
- a large handful green beans
- 1 tsp olive oil
Contains: None of the common allergens
Method
- Top and tail the beans.
- Steam 10–12 minutes until very soft — softer than you would cook them for yourself.
- Blend with the oil and a little water; sieve if stringy.
- Cool to lukewarm.
Safety: No salt and no sugar. A baby's kidneys cannot handle added salt, and nothing here needs it.
Storage: Fridge 2 days, freezer 1 month.
Tip: A green vegetable that is neither sweet nor bitter. Sieving matters for the first tastes; the strings put babies off.
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