Veggie omelette strips

Name: Veggie omelette strips
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 adult and 1 baby
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 handful (about 30 g) fresh spinach; ¼ red bell pepper; 1 tsp vegetable oil

A soft, fully cooked omelette with finely chopped spinach and pepper, cut into strips your baby can hold. Offer it once your baby has had egg on its own without a reaction.

From: 6 months
Time: 15 min
Makes: 1 adult and 1 baby

Contains egg

Ingredients

2eggs
1 handful (about 30 g)fresh spinachthick stems removed
¼red bell pepperpeeled with a vegetable peeler
1 tspvegetable oil

Steps

1Wash your hands. Rinse the spinach and pepper under running water, gently rubbing them. Remove the pepper's seeds and white ribs, peel off the skin with a vegetable peeler, and chop it very finely.
2Heat the oil in a non-stick pan over medium-low heat. Add the pepper with a splash of water and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until very soft. Add the spinach and cook for 2 minutes more, until wilted.
3Tip the vegetables onto a board, squeeze out any extra water and chop them again until there are no whole leaves or long strands.
4Whisk the eggs in a bowl and stir in the vegetables. Don't add salt.
5Pour the mixture into the pan and cook on low heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until the base is set. Flip it and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. It's done when no wet or runny egg is left: cut into the thickest part to check. Egg dishes should reach 160°F (71°C).
6Let it cool for a few minutes, cut it into strips and check the temperature before serving.

How to serve it by age

6 months+

Offer only after egg has been introduced on its own. Cut into strips about the size of an adult finger, roughly 6–8 cm long and 2 cm wide (2½–3 × ¾ in). Each strip should squash easily between your thumb and finger.

9 months+

Cut into pieces no bigger than about 1 cm (just under ½ inch), or keep serving strips.

12 months+

Serve strips or small pieces alongside toast fingers or soft-cooked vegetables, as part of a family meal.

If your baby reacts

This recipe contains egg. Introduce one new allergen at a time, mixed into a food your baby already eats, before serving it in a dish with other new foods. Contact your pediatrician, GP or health visitor if you notice mild signs after eating, such as a few hives or a little vomiting. See signs of a reaction.

Call 911999your local emergency number (such as 112 in Europe or 000 in Australia) now if your baby has trouble breathing, wheezing, can't cough or cry, has lips, mouth, tongue or throat that suddenly swell, or becomes pale, bluish, floppy or unresponsive. Also call if hives come with repeated vomiting.

Leftovers and the rest of the family

Storing it

Omelette strips keep for 3 to 4 days in a covered container in the fridge, or 2 to 3 months in the freezer. Reheat only once, until steaming hot, 165°F (74°C), then let them cool before serving. Throw away anything left in your baby's bowl. Don't leave strips at room temperature for more than 2 hours, or 1 hour if it's hotter than 90°F (32°C).