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Vitamin-rich pumpkin and iron-rich beetroot make a tasty combination and introduce your baby to veggie flavours that are slightly different to your run-of-the-mill broccoli or carrot

  • 1 fresh beetroot
    peeled and diced
  • ½ small pumpkin or squash
    peeled and diced
  • knob unsalted butter
  • a little milk
    optional

    Method

    • step 1

      Put the beetroot and pumpkin in a saucepan with enough water to just cover them. Bring to a simmer

    • step 2

      Gently cook until both vegetables are soft – about 10 minutes

    • step 3

      Pureé, either in a blender or through a sieve. Add a small knob of unsalted butter at the end and, if you like, a little milk. Mix to a soft consistency

    Pic and recipe courtesy of Plum

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