Creamy lemony salmon bake
This guest recipe from our nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed is a really simple way to cook a healthy family meal. If you want to make this for a family of four, just add another fillet of salmon and a few extra veggies.
Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
35mins
PT35MServes
1-3
Difficulty
Medium
- 300g baby new potatoes, halved or in sticks
- 1 courgette, cut into sticks
- A drizzle of olive oil
- 100g full-fat soft cheese
- 1 lemon
- 125g asparagus, woody ends removed, chopped in half
- 2 salmon fillets
- 100g frozen peas
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Preheat the oven to 200°C.
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Put the new potatoes and courgette in a baking tray, drizzle over the olive oil and cook for 15–20 minutes, until starting to soften and brown. For younger babies, remove the skin from some of the potatoes and courgettes, when cooled.
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Whisk together the cream cheese with 200ml boiling water until smooth, then squeeze in the juice of half the lemon and cut the other half into 2 wedges.
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Add the asparagus and lemon wedges to the tray, then lay the salmon fillets (skin-side up) on top and return to the oven for another 10 minutes, until the salmon is almost cooked.
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Add the frozen peas then drizzle the lemony cream cheese mixture all over (make sure all the peas are covered in liquid so they cook properly!)
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Cook for a final 5 minutes then serve, spooning the creamy sauce all over. Make sure you remove the salmon skin before serving this to baby.
Adapt this recipe for weaning
For younger babies- blend or mash the veggies with some of the sauce and serve alongside strips of the baked salmon. You can also try offering all of it as little finger foods for baby to self feed.
Creamy lemony salmon bake
This guest recipe from our nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed is a really simple way to cook a healthy family meal. If you want to make this for a family of four, just add another fillet of salmon and a few extra veggies.
Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
35mins
PT35MServes
1-3
Difficulty
Medium
- 300g baby new potatoes, halved or in sticks
- 1 courgette, cut into sticks
- A drizzle of olive oil
- 100g full-fat soft cheese
- 1 lemon
- 125g asparagus, woody ends removed, chopped in half
- 2 salmon fillets
- 100g frozen peas
-
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
-
Put the new potatoes and courgette in a baking tray, drizzle over the olive oil and cook for 15–20 minutes, until starting to soften and brown. For younger babies, remove the skin from some of the potatoes and courgettes, when cooled.
-
Whisk together the cream cheese with 200ml boiling water until smooth, then squeeze in the juice of half the lemon and cut the other half into 2 wedges.
-
Add the asparagus and lemon wedges to the tray, then lay the salmon fillets (skin-side up) on top and return to the oven for another 10 minutes, until the salmon is almost cooked.
-
Add the frozen peas then drizzle the lemony cream cheese mixture all over (make sure all the peas are covered in liquid so they cook properly!)
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Cook for a final 5 minutes then serve, spooning the creamy sauce all over. Make sure you remove the salmon skin before serving this to baby.