White Fish + Carrot + Leek Baby Food Puree
This White Fish + Carrot + Leek Baby Food Puree is a great basic starter fish recipe for baby and takes just 20 minutes to make. Fish is such an amazing puree for babies that it should definitely be on the weekly recipe rotation, especially when combined with carrots and leeks! Great for 6+ months and up!
White Fish + Carrots and Leek Baby Food Puree
It took me a while to figure out that this was the first fish puree I had made for this blog 🤦♀️ which is a shame because fish is such an amazing puree for babies and should be on a weekly baby food puree rotation.
The key to helping a baby (and toddler) like fish is to start with a mild white fish without an overpowering smell.
I personally love tilapia, but sea bass, cod, and halibut are also great choices. Once babies start to build up their taste for fish, you can start to introduce them to salmon, mackerel, or tuna. All fish can be made into a baby food puree by broiling, poaching, or baking and then blending with a little water or stock. Add to your favorite vegetable puree for a well-balanced meal.
This puree is my gold medal winner!
A puree that is creamy and mild and made with bright carrots, smooth leeks, and a flaky white fish – all gently steamed together and then blended for a puree that baby will probably first sniff at with a questioning look and then devour in no time at all.
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Get the recipe: White Fish + Carrot + Leek Baby Food Puree
Ingredients
- 6- ounce fish fillet
- 3 carrots peeled and chopped
- 1 leek white and green parts only, chopped
- 1/2 cup water reserved, breast milk or formula
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring 2 inches of water to a boil over medium heat. Place the fish, carrots and leek into a steamer basket and steam for 15 minutes, covered. Let cool slightly.
- Transfer all ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth, adding 1/4 cup of liquid at a time, until you have reached your desired consistency.
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12 Comments on “White Fish + Carrot + Leek Baby Food Puree”
This recipe was delicious..I added a lil fresh dill and shallot. The twins couldn’t get enough 😊
Hi! Great additions! So happy your little ones loved this recipe. =) xo, Michele
hello there…. canyou please send me a copy of your recipe this is for my baby .thanks
hello Michele! I write from Italy .. great compliments for your blog is full of tips and valuable ideas .. I share your thought of offering our children healthy and homemade food, in fact for my child I prepare all puree of seasonal vegetables and fruit combined with carbohydrates (cereals toasted by me like millet, amaranth or buckwheat) and proteins (meat, fish, eggs and legumes). Here in Italy we are lucky to have a perfect Mediterranean diet, do you even have Italian origins? On amazon I found your book "little foodie" I’d like to buy it but it frightens me that it’s all in English (I’m writing to you with google translation😅)!
I like to go crazy that for your recipes you use spices and aromatic herbs, Christian is seven months old and thanks to you I discovered that he loves cinnamon !! I see you have not posted so many recipes with proteins, do you have any suggestions on combinations for meat, fish and vegetables as lentils, peas, chickpeas and beans ?
Thanks thanks thanks
Jenny
what fish would you recommend for babies? We stopped eating tilapia ever since we found out how bad farm raised tilapia can be!
Yes, tilapia is hit or miss. I love it so when Whole Foods carries it, I tend to get it. But you can use cod, bass, or grouper or any other mild white fish in this recipe.
xo, Michele
Hi Michele,
Absolutely love your website and attitude regarding your children’s food! I agree we should give our little ones the chance to experience all of the flavors and textures our food has to offer. I made this puree with fresh Oregon halibut and baby Z loves it! I’m looking forward to trying many more recipes from your site. Thank you for your wonderful concoctions!
Hello Sarah,
So glad you found me!!! And SO glad that Z loves this puree!! It is such a good one!! I have many more purees with fish coming up:)
xo, Michele
Michele,
I used fresh Tilapia and then froze it once cooked and pureed. He’s never had any other fish before, so think I’ll wait a few more months before trying any other seafood. Weird!
Yea, maybe it’s a fish thing. Ellie didn’t react well to chicken at first and then at about 11 months was completely fine with it! Let me know how he does when you re-introduce it to him:)
xo, Michele
Hi Michele,
First please let me say a huge thank you for this website. It’s awesome and I don’t know how I would have survived baby food making without it. My 11 month old son Canaan has a great appetite and loved this puree when it was fresh. However, I just wanted to let you know that I have given him it previously frozen twice now and both times he’s vomited a few hours later. First time I thought it could be a coincidence or motion sickness since we were on a long car ride, but I tried it today with the same results 🙁 not sure what the reason is but just thought you might want to know. It’s been frozen for about 6 weeks.
Once again, thanks. .. LOVE LOVE LOVE your site! (Daycare teachers always comment on how delicious Canaan’s food smells! )
Hello Lisa,
That is so strange, we haven’t had any incidents like that over here when baby P and Ellie ate the puree. Has Canaan had any other fish before? Was your fish frozen first?
So glad Canaan likes all his food!!!
xo, Michele