This is a great family recipe with a puree recipe for babies in stages two and three.
Ingredients:
3 ears fresh sweet corn or 1-1/2 cups of frozen corn
1-1/2 cups shelled edamame
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp chopped cilantro
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp butter
Salt & pepper, to taste
Directions: For fresh corn, remove husks from corn and cut kernels off the cobs. In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add corn kernels to the pan. Sauté until the kernels begin to get a brown crust, about 3-4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add shelled edamame and water, saute for 3 minutes until the water is absorbed. Remove from heat, set aside a portion to puree for your baby. (see below) To the remaining mixture in the pan (for the rest of the family), stir in cilantro, lime juice, and butter. Add salt & pepper to taste. Serve immediately and can be frozen into small portions for future meals.
For Baby: Puree mixture in a blender. Add water to develop a smooth texture. The puree mixture does not include cilantro, lime juice, butter, salt or pepper.
**Stage 2: mixed food purees (2 or 3 food purees mixed together); Stage 3: A combo of pureed foods and textured foods such a mashed rice, pastina, meats (ground or shredded, etc…).
About the author: Cheryl Tallman is the co-founder of Fresh Baby, creators of the award-winning So Easy Baby Food Kit, and author of the So Easy Baby Food Basics: Homemade Baby Food in Less Than 30 Minutes Per Week and So Easy Toddler Food: Survival Tips and Simple Recipes for the Toddler Years. Visit Cheryl online at www.FreshBaby.com for more delicious tips.
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This is a great recipe! What about trying it with chickpeas? I love these seasoned ready-made chickpeas from the brand Tasty Bite and have been putting them in and on everything. They add great flavor and texture to any dish, and I think the flavors might go really well with the corn, or edamame, or both! I’ll definitely be trying this. Thanks for the great idea!