Secrets to Making Nutritious Beetroot Salmon Porridge for Baby Weaning – Mytour

Beetroot Salmon Porridge contains essential nutrients for young children. Mytour introduces you to 3 super delicious porridge recipes below to help your baby eat well and eat more. Let's get cooking right away. 

1. Nutrition in Beetroot Salmon Porridge

Salmon is not only good for babies but also good for the health of pregnant women and the elderly. Salmon contains many essential vitamins and minerals such as phosphorus, selenium, iron, calcium, vitamins A, B, D… which can improve vision, enhance brain function, and strengthen bones. Beetroot contains many vitamins E, K, potassium, magnesium, calcium, folate… which can boost the immune system, fight against parasites, and reduce oxidation in various organs.

Salmon Beetroot Porridge is therefore a nutritious and delicious dish suitable for inclusion in the daily menu for babies. Soft and sweet salmon combined with fragrant beetroot will make your baby enjoy eating even more. However, please note to only feed your child about 2-3 meals per week.

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2. Recipe for Making Salmon Beetroot Porridge

Making salmon beetroot porridge is simple. You just need to choose good quality beetroot and fresh salmon fillets to successfully cook a delicious porridge for your baby. Depending on each baby's taste and age, you can adjust the ingredients accordingly. 

Prepare the Ingredients

• ½ cup brown rice
• 200g salmon fillet 
• 200g beetroot
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 slices ginger
• 50g spring onions
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• Seasonings as desired

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Cooking Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Ingredients

• Clean the salmon with vinegar water, then pat dry with a towel. 
• Soak brown rice for about 1 hour to soften.
• Peel and wash the beetroot, then cut into small pieces. Steam until soft, then mash or blend.
• Cut the spring onions into short pieces, and finely chop the onion bulbs. 

Step 2: Cook the Salmon

• Add ⅓ tablespoon of salt to a pot of water and bring to a boil. Place the salmon in the pot and boil for about 3-5 minutes until the fish is cooked through. 
• After the fish is cooked, remove it and grind it finely. Keep the boiled salmon water for making porridge.
• Saute the spring onion bulbs until fragrant, then add the mashed fish to stir-fry. Season with an additional tablespoon of fish sauce for children over 1 year old. Stir-fry until the fish becomes firm.

Step 3: Cook the Porridge

• Strain the boiled salmon water into a pot for cooking porridge, you can add more water to prevent the porridge from being too thick. When the porridge boils, reduce the heat, stirring constantly to prevent sticking.
• Once the porridge is thickened, add the mashed beetroot and stir well, then season with additional seasonings to suit your baby's taste. 
• Serve the porridge in a bowl, place the salmon on top, and enjoy while still warm.

Finished Product

Beetroot salmon porridge has an eye-catching yellow color, soft cooked rice, fatty salmon, and fragrant sweet beetroot that will make your baby enjoy eating even more. For babies under 1 year old who cannot eat seasoning, please note not to add seasoning to the porridge. 

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2. Recipe for Making Salmon Beetroot Cheese Porridge

Cheese contains many nutrients such as protein, lipid, casein, and vitamins, which help babies digest more easily. Additionally, cheese also contains a large amount of vitamin D, which is excellent for calcium absorption. Add salmon beetroot cheese porridge to your baby's weaning menu right away.

Prepare the Ingredients

• Salmon: 200g
• Ground brown rice: 150g
• Cheese: 15g
• Beetroot: 50g
• Spring onion: 5g
• Sesame oil: 1 tablespoon

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Recipe Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Ingredients

• Rinse the salmon with diluted salt water or soak in unsweetened fresh milk for about 20 minutes, then rinse again with clean water. Pat dry the surface of the fish with a towel. Steam the fish until cooked, let it cool, then mash or grind finely.
• Clean the rice and soak it in water for about 30-60 minutes.
• Peel and cut the beetroot into small pieces, then steam until soft and mash finely.
• Discard any wilted spring onion leaves, then wash and chop finely.

Step 2: Cook the Salmon Beetroot Porridge

• Simmer the porridge with just enough water until it becomes thickened. Stir frequently to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pot.
• Once the porridge is thickened, add the steamed beetroot and salmon, stirring well to combine the ingredients. Season with a tablespoon of sesame oil for richer flavor.
• Finally, add the cheese and adjust seasoning to taste before turning off the heat.

Finished Product

Salmon beetroot cheese porridge is rich in aroma, with fragrant and soft beetroot and sweet, tender salmon, making it easy for babies to eat. In addition to beetroot, you can also combine porridge with other vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, broccoli, shiitake mushrooms, etc., to diversify your baby's diet. 

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3. Recipe for Salmon Beetroot Lotus Seed Porridge

Salmon beetroot lotus seed porridge is suitable for babies starting from 8 months old. Lotus seeds contain many calories, vitamin B, C, calcium, phosphorus, glucose, protein... supporting bone and joint development, better sleep, and improved appetite. 

Prepare the Ingredients

• Salmon: 50g
• Brown rice: 50g
• Beetroot: 20g
• Lotus seeds: 20g
• Cooking oil: 1 tablespoon

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Cooking Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Salmon

• Rinse the salmon with diluted salt water, soak in fresh milk for about 30 minutes, then pat dry with a towel
• Steam the salmon until cooked with a few slices of ginger. 
• Let the salmon cool and then mash finely.

Step 2: Cook the Salmon Beetroot Porridge

• Remove the core from the lotus seeds, wash thoroughly, and drain
• Peel and wash the beetroot, steam until cooked, and mash finely
• Place rice and lotus seeds in a pot and steam until tender. Then add beetroot and salmon, stir well to combine the ingredients.
• For babies over 1 year old, you can add a little seasoning.

Finished Product

Salmon beetroot lotus seed porridge has a refreshing taste, with a rich aroma of beetroot. You can add a tablespoon of olive oil to make it more delicious for your baby.

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4. Small Notes When Making Salmon Beetroot Porridge

• Fresh beetroot should feel heavy when held, with smooth and unblemished skin.
• For delicious lotus seeds, choose those with intact husks to preserve freshness and nutrients. The seeds should be ivory or deep yellow, plump, and round. If buying dried lotus seeds, opt for those with milky white color and uniform size.
• Opt for high-quality salmon fillets with bright pink or orange color, smooth and shiny surface, and good elasticity. Avoid salmon with damaged surface or strange odor.

Salmon Beetroot Porridge is extremely suitable for young babies starting solids. This nutritious and delicious porridge is a perfect choice. Next time, make these salmon beetroot porridge recipes for your baby!

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