In modern cooking there is no concept of “baby salad”. Of course, many sources offer their readers sections with this name, but for the most part, the snacks presented there are simply funny designed, which, of course, attracts the attention of the younger generation, but does not make them favorite. That is why it is worth discussing, and then preparing, salads that children will like and at the same time will be beneficial for the growing body. And the most important thing is that the children eat them with pleasure, without adding gray hair to their parents by whining: “I don’t want it, it’s not tasty, I don’t like it...”. By the way, here’s an idea for you on how to feed your children healthy foods (in this canapé, before you get to the sausage, you need to eat the healthy stuff :-)
Tiger salad
A beautiful version of a holiday salad that is suitable for feeding children after one year.
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 4 pcs.
- Eggs – 4 pcs.
- Celery – 1 pc.
- Red onion – 1 pc.
- Carrots – 3 pcs.
- Chicken fillet – 200 gr.
- Cucumber – 1 pc.
- Prunes – 5 pcs.
- Mayonnaise or sour cream - 50 gr.
Preparation:
Boil chicken fillet, carrots, potatoes, eggs and grate. Place a layer of grated potatoes in the shape of a tiger's face. Pour sour cream or mayonnaise on top. Then we lay out other chopped products in layers, after each layer you need to pour sour cream over the salad. First there is a layer of chicken, then a layer of cucumber, onion, egg yolks, carrots. Grate the egg white and place it in the shape of a tiger's eye and face. Cut the cucumber into thin strips and make a mustache for the tiger. We place the prunes in the shape of the nose and pupils of the animal.
Salad "Childhood"
A simple salad option that can be given even to infants. Easy to prepare and at the same time very healthy.
Ingredients:
- Carrots – 1 pc.
- Apple – 1 pc.
- Sour cream (optional) – 1 tsp.
- Sugar (optional) - to taste
Preparation:
Peel and grate fresh carrots. Wash and peel the apple too, grate it. Add sour cream and sugar as desired. For infants, the salad can be pureed.
Salad “Watermelon slice”
An option for a holiday salad for children after a year, which is suitable for a birthday.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 200 gr.
- Eggs – 4 pcs.
- Cheese – 150 gr.
- Olives
- Tomatoes – 3 pcs.
- Cucumbers – 3 pcs.
- Sour cream or mayonnaise - 50 gr.
Preparation:
Boil and chop the eggs and fillets. Mix with olives and grated cheese, top with sour cream or mayonnaise. Form the resulting salad base into a semicircle on a platter. Place tomatoes on top in the shape of watermelon pulp. Place the cheese a little lower in a semicircle and decorate the edge with grated cucumbers in the shape of a watermelon rind. Place the olives, cut into small strips, on top of the tomatoes so that they resemble watermelon seeds.
Note to parents
- Use only high quality vegetables. Do not forget about cleanliness, wash food thoroughly before cooking.
- The salad should be fresh, prepare immediately before eating.
- Soak store-bought vegetables in cold water for 10 minutes to remove any possible pesticides.
- What you season your baby’s salad with plays an important role. Do not use store-bought mayonnaise on children's menus. Season the dish with natural products: sour cream, vegetable oils, kefir or natural yogurt.
Salad "Vitamin"
Salad for the daily diet of children from a very young age. It cooks very quickly.
Ingredients:
- Beets – 35 gr.
- Apples - 22 gr.
- Sour cream -10 gr.
Preparation:
Mix baked and grated beets with sour cream and grated apple.
Spinach salad with nuts
Spinach salad with nuts is a healthy dish for a baby, especially in combination with the main products - meat, porridge and vegetables. You can prepare a salad with nuts for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The spinach leaves should be fresh and young.
Products
- 50g spinach
- 1/2 medium cucumber
- 15g salad
- 15g sorrel
- a pinch of green onion
- 1 teaspoon walnuts
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- salt
Recipe
1. Sort out the leaves of young spinach, sorrel and green salad, separate them from the petioles, rinse in boiled cold water and drain in a colander.
2. Wash the cucumber and green onion thoroughly and chop. Scald the walnuts with boiling water, remove the skins and chop finely with a knife.
3. Finely chop the green leaves of lettuce, spinach and sorrel. Mix all products except nuts with sour cream and place in a salad bowl. Sprinkle with nuts.
Salad "Cake"
A healthy vitamin salad that little picky kids will surely like.
Ingredients:
- Apple – 1 pc.
- Orange – 1 pc.
- Carrots – 1 pc.
- Yogurt – 50 ml
- Walnuts – 50 gr.
Preparation:
Chop the carrots into strips, peel and grate the apple. Remove the orange from the peel and chop.
To prevent the apple from darkening, you can sprinkle the pieces with orange juice.
Place chopped carrots in a heap, put an apple on top and pour yogurt on top. Place peeled orange slices on top and sprinkle with nuts. You can pour honey or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Salad "Hedgehog"
A holiday salad option that is sure to amuse any child.
Ingredients:
- Lettuce leaves – 1 bunch
- Eggs – 5 pcs.
- Chicken fillet – 100 g
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Green peas – 1 can
- Olives – 1 jar
- Sour cream or mayonnaise – 50 gr.
- Cheese – 100 gr.
- Garlic – 2 cloves
Preparation:
Cook the fillet and eggs, chop the remaining products. Mix chicken, yolk, 1 chopped garlic clove, green peas. Pour mayonnaise or sour cream over everything and mix. We spread this base on lettuce leaves in the shape of a hedgehog. Place the next layer on top - mixed protein, cheese, garlic and mayonnaise. Cut the olives into thin strips - these will be the hedgehog's needles. We make eyes and a nose from olives.
What kind of salads can a child have?
For the children's table, you should choose selected ingredients - only the freshest seafood, meat and vegetables, a variety of greens: arugula, parsley, different types of salads. Greens should prevail in children's dishes. This way the food will be as healthy as possible (fortified) and easy to digest and assimilate.
Low-fat yogurt, children's homemade mayonnaise or olive oil flavored with finely chopped dill are ideal as a dressing. Starting from 3–5 years, you can add grated garlic to sauces, but there is no need to rush to introduce this product into the baby’s menu.
2 homemade mayonnaise recipes for little ones in this article.
Salad "Spring"
A version of spring salad that can be eaten by children of all ages.
Ingredients:
- Cucumber – 1 pc.
- White cabbage – 1/5 of a small head
- Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. spoon
Preparation:
Grate the cucumber and chop the cabbage. Drizzle the salad with vegetable oil. You can put a little salt. For infants, you can boil the cabbage and grind the salad to a puree.
Salad with beets, carrots and cranberry juice
This vitamin-rich salad will be an excellent snack on a cold autumn or winter day. And in early spring, when there are still no fresh vegetables and fruits, a salad with beets is simply a storehouse of vitamins. And the red currant sauce gives it a bright taste.
Products for 4 servings
- 1 large carrot
- 1 turnip
- 1 beet
- 120 g red currants
- 2.5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/3 teaspoon sugar
- nuts for sprinkling
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Cooking recipe
1. Sort the currant berries, remove spoiled fruits, rinse under running water and dry. Reserving 1 tablespoon of berries for decoration, crush the rest in a mortar. Squeeze the resulting mass through cheesecloth or rub through a sieve.
2. Peel beets, carrots and turnips and grate them separately on a Korean carrot grater and place in a separate bowl. Add a little vegetable oil to each and let the vegetables soak.
3. Add sugar to currant juice, stir and wait until completely dissolved.
4. Mix prepared vegetables in a salad bowl and pour over currant juice. Sprinkle the salad with nuts and garnish with currants.
Salad “Norushka”
A delicious and fun salad for a holiday.
Ingredients:
- Eggs – 5 pcs.
- Canned pineapples – 5 slices
- Cheese – 200 gr.
- Garlic – 3 cloves
- Mayonnaise or sour cream – 50 gr.
Preparation:
Boil the eggs. Grind 3 egg whites and use the remaining 2 eggs to make figures. Place the chopped whites on a plate and spread with mayonnaise. Chop the pineapple into cubes and place on a dish in a second layer. Also coat with mayonnaise. Mix the cheese with grated garlic and spread it in a third layer. Spread mayonnaise on top and pour egg yolk. Now we make mice from eggs. We cut off a small part of the boiled and peeled egg so that it can be in a stable position. Using a knife, mark the places for the mouse's eyes, ears and nose. We insert buckwheat grains into the place for the eyes, instead of a spout we will have a black peppercorn. In place of the tail we insert a stick of cheese, and we also make ears from cheese. We make the second mouse in the same way and decorate the salad.
Cheese Tomato Salad
An everyday salad option for children of any age.
Ingredients:
- Tomato – 1 pc.
- Sweet onion – ¼ of the onion
- Hard cheese – 30 gr.
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. spoon
Preparation:
Chop the tomatoes and onions, season with oil and add a little salt. Top with cheese.
Salad "Carrot"
The salad has an interesting shape, very nutritious and healthy.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 2 pcs.
- Carrots – 250 gr.
- Potatoes – 300 gr.
- Champignons – 300 gr.
- Onion – 1 pc.
- Egg – 2 pcs.
- Homemade mayonnaise – 300 ml
- Vegetable oil
- Parsley
- Salt
Preparation:
Bake the chicken fillet in the pan for 20 minutes. Cut the onion into small cubes. Chop the champignons and simmer along with the onion. Cut the finished chicken fillet into pieces. Grate the potatoes and place on a carrot-shaped dish. Grease with mayonnaise and place a layer of mushrooms. Place a layer of chicken on top and coat with mayonnaise. Grate the egg, place in the next layer and coat with mayonnaise. Grate the boiled carrots and place as the last layer. Make cuts with a knife like a real carrot and make a carrot tail out of parsley.
Green pea salad with potatoes and cucumbers
The ingredients for this recipe can be changed in quantity depending on the desired portions. This vegetable salad is served as an independent dish or as an addition to meat or fish. If using canned green peas. then this salad is offered to children from 3 years old. Otherwise, it is better to use fresh boiled peas.
Products
- 1/2 potato
- 1/2 small carrot
- 1 teaspoon green peas (fresh boiled or canned)
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 teaspoon sour cream
- 1 egg
Preparation
Wash potatoes and carrots, boil and peel. Cut into small cubes and combine.
Boil green peas (if fresh) in boiling salted water for 5-7 minutes, add to potatoes and carrots. Also cut the fresh cucumber into slices and add to the rest of the vegetables.
Boil the egg hard, cool, peel and finely chop. Add to the rest of the products and mix.
Season the salad with sour cream and garnish with a sprig of parsley or dill.
Salad "Children's vegetable"
A healthy salad option that combines the flavors of fresh cucumber and broccoli in an original way.
Ingredients:
- Broccoli – 2 florets
- Cucumber – 1 pc.
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. spoon
Preparation:
Boil broccoli for 3 minutes after boiling.
Do not cook broccoli for longer than 3 minutes so as not to destroy the vitamins.
Then chop the cucumber and broccoli, pour vegetable oil over the salad. You can add salt. For infants, the salad can be crushed to a puree.
Raw vegetable salad with curd dressing
A salad of raw vegetables with curd dressing is a rich source of vitamins, especially in early and mid-spring. Serve vegetable salad as an appetizer or with a main course. Salad with cucumber, radish, tomato and carrots with curd dressing, recipe in this article. Curd dressing is a rich source of calcium, which is so necessary for a child’s body.
Products for 2 servings
- 50g lettuce
- 50g tomatoes
- 50g carrots
- 25g cucumbers
- 25g radish
- 75g cottage cheese
- 25ml water
- 15g green onions
- salt
Cooking recipe
1. Wash the lettuce leaves well, dry and sort. Wash and peel cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots and radishes. Cut the tomatoes into 8 parts. Cut the cucumber and radish into thin slices or semicircles. Chop the carrots into strips. Wash and chop green onions.
2. Combine cottage cheese with water so that you end up with a semi-liquid paste. Add salt to taste and finely chopped green onions to the curd sauce.
3. Season the vegetable salad with the resulting curd mixture with green onions and place in a salad bowl.
Salad "New Year"
A New Year's salad option that will definitely suit both children and adults.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 100 gr.
- Eggs – 3 pcs.
- Onions – 300 gr.
- Champignons – 400 gr.
- Olive oil – 3 tbsp. spoons
- Mayonnaise – 200 ml
- Corn – ½ can
- Cheese – 100g
- Potatoes – 2 pcs.
- Dill – 2 bunches
- Salt
Preparation:
Stew mushrooms with onions and add salt. Boil chicken fillet, potatoes, eggs and chop. Chop the dill. Mix potatoes, eggs and chicken, add corn, mushrooms and onions, pour over mayonnaise and place on a Christmas tree-shaped dish. Sprinkle dill on top in the form of fir needles. Using pomegranate seeds, corn or carrot slices, decorate the salad - New Year's balls, garlands.
Salad "Summer"
A simple salad option that can be easily prepared from any fruit. Suitable for feeding children of any age.
Ingredients:
- Apple – 1 pc.
- Pear – 1 pc.
- Kiwi – 2 pcs.
- Orange – 1 pc.
- Mandarin – 2 pcs.
- Banana - 1 pc.
- Pineapple – 4 slices
- Yogurt – 4 tablespoons
Preparation:
Peel the fruits, chop into cubes, mix and pour over yogurt.
Other recipes for children's salads
Decorated dessert salads bring great joy to children.
Some recipes are so simple that treats can be prepared not only on holidays, but also on weekdays. Rest assured, a beautiful meal will instantly lift your baby’s spirits. For the Palma dessert you will need 1 large banana, 2 tangerines and 2 kiwis. Cut the banana lengthwise and place on a plate. These will be palm trunks. Peel the tangerines and divide into slices. Scatter at the foot of the “trunks”. Cut the kiwi lengthwise, then chop it into thin slices, from which to form the crown of a “tree”.
Salad "Sweet beets"
An everyday salad that is suitable for children after one year. Contains a large number of useful products and substances.
Ingredients:
- Grapes – 200g
- Beetroot - 3 pcs.
- Olive oil – 30 ml
- Mustard – 1 tsp.
- Grain mustard – ½ tsp.
- Honey – 2 tsp.
- Mozzarella cheese – 30 gr.
- Almonds – 1 handful
Preparation:
Bake the beets in foil for 20 minutes in the oven.
Mix grain mustard and a regular spoon of mustard with honey and olive oil. We cut the finished beets and combine them with the sauce and peeled grapes. Chop the Mozzarella cheese and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Add almonds. Salad ready.
Beet salad with plums
All products included in this recipe are natural and suitable for baby food. However, it should be taken into account that beets and plums have a laxative effect on the intestines, so this salad is not suitable for children with loose stools. But for those who suffer from constipation and stool irregularity, yes. The preparation time for salad with beets and plums is minimal, if you do not take into account the time for cooking the beets.
Ingredients for Beetroot and Plum Salad
- 1/2 large beet
- 2-3 plums
- 1 teaspoon cranberry (or lingonberry) juice
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon sour cream
Preparation
1. Wash the beets with a brush under running water. Place in a deep saucepan, add cold water, bring to a boil and cook until tender without a lid.
2. Peel the boiled beets and grate them on a coarse grater.
3. Wash the plums, divide them into halves, remove the pits and cut into squares.
Mix grated beets and chopped plums in a salad bowl, pour everything over with a sauce made from sour cream, berry juice and sugar.
Beetroot salad for a child turns out bright and appetizing - just for kids with low appetite.
Salad "Ruby"
A version of fruit salad that all children are sure to love thanks to its brightness and sweet taste.
Ingredients:
- Orange – 1 pc.
- Peach – 1 pc.
- Kiwi – 1 pc.
- Raspberries – 20 gr.
- Yogurt – 2 tbsp. spoons
- Red jelly - to taste
Preparation:
Place the orange cut into pieces into a bowl. On top we put chopped kiwi, peach, and raspberries. Pour yoghurt over salad. Decorate with jelly cut into cubes.
To prepare jelly, take 0.5 liters of liquid and 20 grams. gelatin. Gelatin should be soaked in 100 grams of boiled water and left for 30 minutes. Add it to a saucepan with warm compote or juice. Then refrigerate.
Carrot and green pea salad
A very easy to prepare salad for children over one and a half years old. Contains boiled green peas and fresh carrots.
Products
- 1 medium carrot
- 2 tablespoons green peas (can be frozen)
- 2 teaspoons fruit juice
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
Preparation
Pour purified water into the pan and bring to a boil, add a little salt. Turn down the heat and lower the green peas, boil for 5 minutes and place in a colander to drain excess water.
Wash the carrots thoroughly with a brush, peel and grate on a fine grater. Mix with boiled green peas, add fruit juice and olive oil, mix thoroughly. Serve immediately with a side dish or with a meat dish.
Salad "Sesame"
A healthy salad option for children after one year, which has an original taste.
Ingredients:
- Celery – 50 gr.
- Pepper – 1 pc.
- Cucumber – 1 pc.
- Tomato – 1 pc.
- Sweet onion – 1 pc.
- Mint - a few leaves
- Cilantro - two sprigs
- Lemon – 1 pc.
- Vegetable oil
- Sesame paste – 2 tbsp. spoons
- Salt
Preparation:
Finely chop the celery into cubes. Cut the pepper into strips and then into small cubes. Cut the cucumber into the same pieces as the rest of the ingredients. Peel the skin from the tomato and cut into 4 parts. We take out the core and finely chop the rest. Finely chop the sweet onion. Chop mint and cilantro. Drizzle the salad with vegetable oil and the juice of one lemon.
To make it easier to squeeze the juice out of the lemon, you need to first roll it on the table.
Salt the salad and add sesame paste.
Salad with tuna and egg
Another festive option - suitable for a child’s birthday from 4 years old.
Ingredients for 2-3 servings:
- 1 chicken or 2 quail eggs;
- 100 g tuna in its own juice;
- a bunch of spinach;
- half a bunch of arugula (optional);
- ¼ sweet red onion;
- a handful of homemade crackers (optional);
- ½ tablespoon olive oil.
Recipe step by step
- Prepare all ingredients: wash and dry thoroughly. Remove everything unnecessary.
- Boil the eggs hard and cut into pieces. Chicken for 4, quail for 2 parts each.
- Mash the tuna with a fork (drain off the liquid).
- Cut the onion into half rings and tear the spinach with your hands.
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, season with olive oil and sprinkle with crackers (crackers - if desired, you can leave them out).
You can prepare these salads for a child’s birthday - both the birthday boy and the guests will be full and satisfied. Or for any other holiday. The recipes are original, but at the same time very simple, and the ingredients are not too expensive. The dishes are also suitable for the everyday table.
All these delicious and simple salads for children should not be prepared in advance, only immediately before serving, in order to preserve all the taste and vitamins. This is especially true for fruit mix with yogurt. Apples and bananas will quickly turn black and stop looking appetizing and juicy.
Use only those ingredients that (individually) are already familiar to the baby. If, for example, your baby has never tried tuna, prepare a different salad.
Salad "Masquerade"
A delicious, simple salad that can be made with any seasonal fruit. Suitable for feeding children over one year old.
Ingredients:
- Peaches -2 pcs.
- Pears -2 pcs.
- Grapes – 200 gr.
- Plums – 2 pcs.
- Banana – 1 pc.
- Apples – 2 pcs.
- Berries – 2-3 handfuls
- Chocolate balls
- Yogurt
- White chocolate – 1 bar
Preparation:
We cut the fruits, peel the grapes and mix everything. Add berries and grate chocolate. Pour yoghurt over salad. Sprinkle with chocolate balls. Decorate with grated chocolate.
