Sweet Peas Puree can be an easy baby food for your little one but also a nutritious meal for your toddler and a creative appetizer for adults.
You can prepare a nice batch of sweet peas puree and use it to create many recipes for the whole family!
Let’s start from the basic puree.
Add the frozen sweet peas in a steamer and cook for 8 minutes. Transfer in a food processor, add the mint leaves and some water from the bottom of the steamer. Blend for 1-2 minutes to obtain a smooth puree without any peel residual.
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Of course! Add them directly in the steamer. Cut them in small pieces so that they will have the same cooking time of the sweet peas. Carrots & zucchini are my favorite combo to pair with sweet peas.
If you prepared more than the needed quantity simply freeze the leftovers. I love the silicone cube container as I can remove from the freezer the needed quantity when I need it.
Peas. There are basically three varieties of sweet peas: English peas (the round ones where you only eat the seeds and discard the pod ), snow peas (flat ones, very tender, where you eat everything) and snap peas with a thicker crunchy pod with a puffed up look. They really look like English peas, the only difference is that you can eat the whole snow peas (pod and seeds!). They are super sweet, great if eaten raw as a snack.
Which one to serve to your little ones?
For purees I would use the seeds of English peas, the ones that you find frozen at the grocery store.
Baby led weaning. You can offer a preloaded spoon to your baby with the puree or steam the seeds and simply mash them with your thumb and let your little one serve themselves.
Toddler (+12 months). You can steam them and serve them without mashing.
Peas are legumes, aka a great source of protein and fiber. On top of it they offer omega-3 fatty acids (brain food!).
The best part about peas is that they are rich in iron and have a high Vitamin C content.
This is a perfect combination as iron needs vitamin C to be absorbed by the body and peas have all in one!
Mhhh, if you don’t have any other option, you can use them but check the sodium amount.
Canned sweet peas have added sodium and it’s usually too much for a baby/toddler.
If it’s your only option, choose the can that contains less sodium.
Steam sweet peas for 8 minutes
Puree in a food processor/blender adding the mint leaves and the steamer water.
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