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Beetroot Sauce Pink Pasta

Published by Avo Parenting · · How our recipes are written

  • Nut-free
  • Fiber-rich
Beetroot Sauce Pink Pasta — baby-led weaning recipe served for a 9-month-old baby
Age
9 months+
Prep
5 min
Cook
25 min
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

  • Pasta
  • 1 tea cup of cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 tea cup of cottage cheese or white cheese
  • ¼ beetroot (cut into 5-6 cubes)
  • Basil
  • Lemon (juiced)
  • Salt (according to your baby's age)

Method

  1. 01

    Boil the beetroots until they are soft, in water or steam.

  2. 02

    Blend the boiled beetroots with cheese and 5-6 drops of lemon juice until it turns into a puree. You can adjust the consistency by adding some of the water used to boil the beetroots.

  3. 03

    Pour over the boiled and strained pasta and serve garnished with basil.

Gallery

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How to offer

Serve on a plate to your baby.

Storage

Store in the refrigerator

Nutrition note

It has antioxidants and is an excellent source of minerals like potassium, copper, and iron as well as B vitamins. Uncooked beets can soften stool, however cooked beets can bind it. Additionally, beets include phenols, carotenoids, and numerous other plant components that promote cellular health and function as antioxidants.

Nutrition information is general guidance, not medical advice. Read our nutrition disclaimer

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