15+ Ways to Cook Salmon Porridge for Babies and Adults: A Complete Nutritional Guide

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Salmon is a great food to boost children’s intelligence and is ideal for making fish porridge. Today, let’s explore with AVAKids some salmon porridge recipes to add to your baby’s menu in this article!

How many months old can babies eat salmon porridge?

Babies from 7 months old can eat salmon. However, start by feeding your baby small amounts and gradually increase the portion to monitor their reaction to the dish. If you notice any signs of allergies, you can limit or avoid feeding salmon to your baby and consult a doctor.

What vegetables can be cooked with salmon porridge to reduce its fishy smell?

Some vegetables that can be combined with salmon porridge are: Amaranth, carrots, pumpkin, spinach, broccoli, Malabar spinach, seaweed, purslane, sweet potato.

Nutritious Salmon Porridge Recipes for Babies

1. Salmon and Seaweed Porridge

Salmon, rich in Omega-3 and DHA, combined with iodine-rich seaweed creates a nutritious salmon and seaweed porridge for your baby.

Salmon porridge for babies with added seaweed makes the dish more interesting

Salmon porridge for babies with added seaweed makes the dish more interesting

Ingredients

  • Salmon: 30 grams
  • Plain porridge: 200 grams
  • Dashi broth/Water
  • Seaweed for baby food: 2-3 pieces
  • Baby olive oil/walnut oil: 1 teaspoon
  • Garlic

Preparation

  • Peel and crush the garlic.
  • Wash and finely chop the salmon.

Cooking Instructions

  • Sauté the garlic until fragrant, then add the prepared salmon and cook until done.
  • Bring the dashi broth (or water) to a boil.
  • Add the plain porridge and cook until soft.
  • Add the seaweed, mix well, turn off the heat, and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil/walnut oil.

2. Salmon and Zucchini Porridge

Protein and Omega-3 rich salmon combined with vitamin and mineral-rich zucchini creates a delicious and nutritious salmon and zucchini porridge.

Zucchini is a cooling ingredient that makes salmon porridge for babies more palatable

Zucchini is a cooling ingredient that makes salmon porridge for babies more palatable

Ingredients

  • Salmon fillet: 100g
  • Zucchini: 100g
  • Rice: 40-50g
  • Alvins rice seasoning

Preparation

  • Peel the zucchini, remove the seeds, cut into small pieces, and blend.

Cooking Instructions

  • Boil the salmon until cooked and blend.
  • Add the rice to the salmon broth and cook until soft.
  • When the porridge is soft, add the zucchini and salmon.
  • Simmer for another 10 minutes, season to taste, and turn off the heat.

3. Salmon and Spinach Porridge

Salmon, rich in fatty acids, vitamins A, B6, and B12, which are good for the brain, combined with iron-rich spinach makes a salmon and spinach porridge that helps babies develop comprehensively.

Iron-rich spinach makes salmon porridge for babies more nutritious

Iron-rich spinach makes salmon porridge for babies more nutritious

Ingredients

  • Salmon fillet: 30g
  • Spinach: 20g
  • Ginger, lemongrass
  • Rice: 50g
  • Baby cooking oil

Preparation

  • Soak the salmon in unsweetened milk for 10 minutes and rinse with water.
  • Wash the rice and soak until softened.

Cooking Instructions

  • Boil the spinach for 2 minutes without covering, let it cool, and then blend.
  • Steam the salmon with ginger and lemongrass for 15 minutes, remove, and mash.
  • Cook 2 tablespoons of rice with water until done.
  • Add the mashed salmon and spinach to the porridge, bring to a boil, turn off the heat, and add baby cooking oil.

How to cook salmon and spinach porridge for babies. Source: SUSU’s Kitchen

4. Salmon and Asparagus Porridge

Salmon rich in DHA and EPA, combined with fiber-rich asparagus, creates a nutritious and easily digestible salmon and asparagus porridge for babies.

Asparagus combined with salmon porridge for babies makes the porridge more appealing

Asparagus combined with salmon porridge for babies makes the porridge more appealing

Ingredients

  • Salmon fillet: 15g
  • Asparagus: 30g
  • Plain porridge: 200g
  • Baby cooking oil

Preparation

  • Wash and finely chop the asparagus.
  • Pan-fry the salmon and mash.

Cooking Instructions

  • Boil the chopped asparagus until cooked.
  • Add the plain porridge and wait for it to boil.
  • Add the salmon, stir for 2-3 minutes, turn off the heat, and add baby cooking oil, mixing well.

How to cook salmon and asparagus porridge. Source: Cooking with Hien

5. Salmon and Cheese Porridge

Nutritious salmon combined with calcium-rich cheese makes a salmon and cheese porridge that helps babies grow taller and develop their brains.

Salmon porridge for babies combined with cheese adds richness and calcium to the dish

Salmon porridge for babies combined with cheese adds richness and calcium to the dish

Ingredients

  • Salmon fillet: 200g
  • Cheese: 15g
  • Brown rice: 150g
  • Shiitake mushrooms: 50g
  • Baby sesame oil

Preparation

  • Wash the brown rice and soak it in water for 1 hour.
  • Soak the shiitake mushrooms in cold water, rinse, and chop finely.
  • Clean and rinse the green onions 2-3 times with water, then chop finely.

Cooking Instructions

  • Steam the salmon until cooked and blend.
  • Cook the brown rice with water in a pot.
  • When the porridge is soft, add the blended salmon and shiitake mushrooms.
  • Season and add sesame oil to enhance the flavor.
  • Cut the cheese into small pieces and add it to the baby food porridge.

6. Salmon Oatmeal Porridge

Fiber-rich oatmeal combined with Omega-3-rich salmon creates a delicious, nutritious, and easily digestible salmon oatmeal porridge.

Oatmeal is easy to combine with salmon porridge for babies

Oatmeal is easy to combine with salmon porridge for babies

Ingredients

  • Salmon fillet 20g
  • Oatmeal 30g
  • Chicken broth
  • Coriander, bean sprouts, ginger, spring onion, olive oil

Preparation

  • Soak oatmeal in water for 5 minutes.
  • Wash and finely chop all vegetables.
  • Blanch bean sprouts until slightly cooked.

Instructions

  • Sauté salmon with fried onions.
  • Bring oatmeal to a boil, then add salmon.
  • Add coriander, spring onion, and bean sprouts to the pot, stir well, and cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.

7. Salmon Porridge with Green Peas

Protein-rich salmon combined with vitamin K-rich green peas creates a nutritious salmon porridge with green peas for babies.

The creamy taste of peas makes salmon porridge for babies more delicious

The creamy taste of peas makes salmon porridge for babies more delicious

Ingredients

  • Salmon fillet 20g
  • Rice 20g
  • Green peas 10g
  • Potato 15g
  • Carrot 10g

Preparation

  • Wash green peas.
  • Wash and slice shallots.

Instructions

  • Boil peas until cooked, remove, let cool, then peel and mash.
  • Sauté salmon with shallots and olive oil.
  • Wash rice and put it in a pot to cook porridge.
  • When the porridge boils, add peas and salmon.
  • Season to taste, simmer for about 2 minutes, and turn off the heat.

8. Salmon and Pumpkin Porridge

Omega-3-rich salmon and vitamin A-rich pumpkin create a nutritious salmon and pumpkin porridge for baby’s eyes and brain.

Pumpkin combined with salmon porridge for babies makes the dish more nutritious

Pumpkin combined with salmon porridge for babies makes the dish more nutritious

Ingredients

  • Salmon fillet 30g
  • Pumpkin 60g
  • Rice 20g
  • Ginger, spring onion
  • Baby seasoning

Preparation

  • Peel and dice pumpkin into bite-sized pieces.

Instructions

  • Steam pumpkin until cooked, then puree.
  • Boil salmon and puree.
  • Wash rice and cook it in the salmon broth.
  • When the porridge is cooked, add pumpkin and salmon.
  • Season to taste.
  • Simmer for another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.

9. Salmon and Lotus Seed Porridge

DHA-rich salmon combined with cooling lotus seeds creates a nutritious and easily digestible salmon and lotus seed porridge for babies.

Lotus seeds are easy to buy and combine with salmon porridge for babies

Lotus seeds are easy to buy and combine with salmon porridge for babies

Ingredients

  • Salmon fillet 20g
  • Lotus seeds 15g
  • Carrot 30g

Preparation

  • Remove the lotus seed hearts and wash them with water (If using dried lotus seeds, soak them in warm water for about 1-2 hours).
  • Peel, wash, and dice carrots.

Instructions

  • Steam salmon and puree.
  • Boil lotus seeds and carrots until soft.
  • Puree the lotus seed, carrot, and salmon mixture.
  • Heat a pan over low heat and stir the mixture.
  • Serve the porridge in a bowl for your baby to enjoy.

10. Salmon and Mung Bean Porridge

Protein-rich salmon combined with fiber and vitamin-rich mung beans creates a nutritious salmon and mung bean porridge for babies.

Mung beans combined with salmon porridge for babies make the dish both cool and delicious

Mung beans combined with salmon porridge for babies make the dish both cool and delicious

Ingredients

  • Salmon 200g
  • 2/3 bowl mung beans
  • 1/3 bowl sticky rice
  • 1/3 bowl regular rice
  • Some dried shallots
  • Baby seasoning

Preparation

  • Peel mung beans, soak in hot water until softened, discard any shriveled beans.
  • If the mung beans still have their skins, pound and remove the skins.
  • Soak regular rice and sticky rice in hot water for about 30 minutes.
  • Wash salmon, dice, and marinate for about 15 minutes with baby seasoning if your baby is over 1 year old.

Instructions

  • Blend the rice and mung beans in a blender until smooth.
  • Pan-fry salmon until golden brown on both sides.
  • Prepare a pot of water, add rice and mung beans, and cook until soft.
  • When the porridge is cooked, add salmon, bring to a boil for another 5 minutes, season, and turn off the heat.

11. Salmon and Sweet Potato Porridge

Omega-3-rich salmon combined with vitamin A and fiber-rich sweet potato creates a nutritious salmon and sweet potato porridge for babies.

The sweet potato in salmon porridge for babies protects their gut

The sweet potato in salmon porridge for babies protects their gut

Ingredients

  • 50-100g salmon
  • 3-4 pieces of sweet potato
  • 1/2 cheese
  • 100g rice
  • Baby seasoning

Preparation

  • Peel, wash, and dice sweet potatoes.

Instructions

  • Wash rice and cook until soft.
  • Steam sweet potato until cooked and mash.
  • Sauté salmon with onion and add to the porridge.
  • Bring the porridge to a boil again, then add sweet potato and stir well.
  • Season to taste, turn off the heat, add a little olive oil and cheese to the pot.

12. Salmon Porridge with Sweetleaf</h4 style=”text-align: justify;”>

Protein-rich salmon combined with vitamin and mineral-rich sweetleaf creates a nutritious salmon porridge with sweetleaf for babies.

Sweetleaf cooks quickly, saving time when making salmon porridge for babies

Sweetleaf cooks quickly, saving time when making salmon porridge for babies

Ingredients

  • 20g salmon
  • 30g sweetleaf
  • 20g rice
  • Salt, a little baby seasoning

Preparation

  • Remove any wilted sweetleaf leaves, keep the fresh leaves, and wash them.

Instructions

  • Boil salmon for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Crush and finely chop sweetleaf.
  • Strain the sweetleaf through a sieve to remove the pulp and keep the juice.
  • When the porridge is cooked through, add salmon and stir well.
  • Wait for the porridge to boil again, then add sweetleaf.
  • Cook for another 1-2 minutes until the sweetleaf is cooked, season, and turn off the heat.

13. Salmon Porridge with Beetroot

Nutrient-rich salmon combined with iron-rich beetroot creates a nutritious salmon porridge with beetroot for babies.

Salmon porridge for babies with beetroot is both good for health and makes the dish look beautiful

Salmon porridge for babies with beetroot is both good for health and makes the dish look beautiful

Ingredients

  • 1 bowl of plain porridge
  • 50g salmon fillet
  • 1/2 beetroot
  • 1/2 taro
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 tablespoon of baby cooking oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon of soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon of baby seasoning powder

Preparation

  • Peel and finely chop the shallot.
  • Peel, wash, and boil the beetroot and taro until soft, then blend them together.

Instructions

  • Boil the salmon until cooked and mince it.
  • Sauté the shallot until fragrant, then add the minced salmon and stir-fry quickly over medium heat for 1 minute.
  • Put the plain porridge in a pot, add the blended beetroot and taro mixture, and bring to a boil.
  • Add soy sauce and baby seasoning powder, and stir well.
  • Boil for another 1 minute, then turn off the heat and serve in a bowl, topping with the salmon.

14. Amaranth with Salmon Porridge

Vitamin and mineral-rich amaranth combined with Omega-3-rich salmon creates a nutritious amaranth and salmon porridge for babies.

Salmon porridge for babies with amaranth is easy to cook and nutritious

Salmon porridge for babies with amaranth is easy to cook and nutritious

Ingredients

  • 1 bowl of plain porridge
  • 50g salmon fillet
  • 100g amaranth
  • 1 teaspoon of baby fish sauce
  • Seasonings

Preparation

  • Wash the amaranth leaves and blend them after picking.

Instructions

  • Put about 200ml of water in a pot, bring to a boil, add the fish and cook until just cooked, then remove.
  • After the fish has cooled, remove the bones and skin, and mince the fish.
  • Put 1 bowl of prepared plain porridge into a pot, add about 2/3 bowl of water to thin the porridge, turn on the heat and cook until thick.
  • Add 1/2 teaspoon of baby seasoning to taste.
  • Wait for the porridge to boil for 2-3 minutes, then add all the minced salmon and stir well.
  • When the porridge has thickened, add amaranth, bring to a boil and cook for about 3 minutes until the amaranth is cooked, then turn off the heat.

15. Salmon Porridge with Malabar Spinach

Protein and Omega-3-rich salmon combined with fiber-rich malabar spinach creates a nutritious salmon porridge with malabar spinach for babies.

Salmon porridge for babies with malabar spinach is easy to eat and can help babies treat prickly heat

Salmon porridge for babies with malabar spinach is easy to eat and can help babies treat prickly heat

Ingredients

  • 100g salmon fillet
  • 50g rice
  • 100g malabar spinach
  • 1 teaspoon of olive oil
  • Seasonings

Preparation

  • Wash and chop malabar spinach, then blend with a little water.

Instructions

  • Boil salmon until cooked, then remove and reserve the cooking liquid.
  • After the fish cools, remove bones and skin, then mince.
  • Put rice in a pot, add 200ml of water, and cook until soft for about 10-15 minutes.
  • Add baby seasoning and the reserved fish cooking liquid, bring to a boil, then add minced salmon and stir well.
  • Cook for about 1 minute, then add blended malabar spinach, stir well, and cook until the porridge boils again, then turn off the heat and serve.
  • For added flavor and nutrition, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and mix well.

16. Peanut Porridge and Salmon Floss

Good fat-rich peanuts combined with protein-rich salmon floss create a delicious and nutritious peanut porridge with salmon floss.

Salmon porridge for babies with salmon floss and peanuts is a dish rich in nutrients

Salmon porridge for babies with salmon floss and peanuts is a dish rich in nutrients

Ingredients

  • 250g salmon fillet
  • 1 chicken carcass
  • 100g peanuts
  • 50g sticky rice
  • 100g regular rice
  • 1 bunch of sweetleaf spinach
  • 1/2 carrot
  • A few slices of ginger
  • A few spring onions and coriander sprigs
  • Seasonings

Preparation

  • Dice the carrot.
  • Wash spring onions and coriander, remove roots, and chop.
  • Pick and wash sweetleaf spinach leaves.

Instructions

  • Boil salmon with 3 crushed ginger slices and a little white wine. Then, remove the salmon, let it cool, and shred it.
  • Put 1.5 liters of water in a pot, then add 1 chicken carcass, 100g regular rice, and 50g sticky rice to increase the stickiness.
  • When the porridge is almost boiling, add peanuts and cook.
  • Put the shredded salmon in a non-stick pan and roast with MSG, pepper, and fish sauce, stirring constantly.
  • When the salmon is fluffy, turn off the heat.
  • When the porridge is soft, remove the chicken carcass, then add carrots, followed by lightly crushed sweetleaf spinach.
  • Season to taste, stir until the porridge boils again, then turn off the heat.

17. Salmon and Potato Porridge

Omega-3-rich salmon combined with starch-rich potato creates a nutritious salmon and potato porridge for babies.

Salmon porridge for babies combined with potatoes is a favorite dish of many babies

Salmon porridge for babies combined with potatoes is a favorite dish of many babies

Ingredients

  • 50g salmon fillet
  • 4 potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 2 white onions
  • Dill

Preparation

  • Peel, wash, and dice potatoes, then boil until soft.
  • Wash the dill, keep the whole leaves, and chop into small pieces.

Instructions

  • Add cooking oil to a pan, when hot, add salmon and cook until just cooked.
  • When frying the fish, cook each side for about 1 minute, then add to the pot.
  • Sauté onions until golden brown, then add to the potato soup pot.
  • Add dill to the pot, season the soup to taste, bring to a boil, and turn off the heat.

18. Salmon Porridge with Tomato and Sweet Corn

Nutrient-rich salmon combined with tomato and sweet corn creates a delicious and nutritious salmon porridge with tomato and sweet corn.

Salmon porridge for babies with tomato and corn is an easy-to-cook and healthy dish

Salmon porridge for babies with tomato and corn is an easy-to-cook and healthy dish

Ingredients

  • Pre-cooked plain porridge
  • 1 salmon fillet
  • 1 tomato
  • 1/2 corn cob

Preparation

  • Wash and finely chop the tomato.
  • Wash and chop the onion.
  • Remove corn kernels and wash them.

Instructions

  • Sauté chopped onion in olive oil until fragrant, then add the tomato.
  • Add salmon and stir-fry until cooked.
  • Boil corn until cooked, then blend and strain through a sieve to remove any pulp.
  • Heat the plain porridge, add salmon, tomato, stir well, add sweet corn, and mix well.
  • After 1 minute, season the porridge to taste and turn off the heat.
  • Add 5ml of olive oil for added nutrition.

19. Salmon and Broccoli Porridge for Baby Food (Recipe shared by users)

Salmon and broccoli porridge contains many essential vitamins and minerals for your baby’s development. The sweet taste of salmon combined with the eye-catching green color of broccoli will make your baby love it.

Ingredients

  • Salmon: 50 grams
  • Broccoli: 20 grams
  • Plain porridge: 1 bowl
  • Shallot: A little
  • Baby cooking oil: 1 spoon
  • Baby seasoning: A little

Instructions

  • Prepare salmon, slice, and mince
  • Wash broccoli and blend until smooth
  • Peel and mince shallot
  • Heat oil in a pan, then add shallot and sauté until fragrant
  • Add salmon and broccoli, and stir-fry until cooked
  • Mix plain porridge with a little water and bring to a boil
  • Add the cooked salmon mixture to the porridge and stir well
  • Season with a little baby seasoning to taste for a delicious salmon and broccoli porridge.
Salmon and broccoli porridge for baby food is very nutritious

Salmon and broccoli porridge for baby food is very nutritious

Benefits of Salmon for Babies

Boosts DHA for Children

Regularly feeding your baby salmon porridge will help supplement DHA, which enhances brain development. DHA will help your baby have superior intelligence and be more alert in everything.

Supplements Amino Acids for Babies

Salmon contains many amino acids that help improve children’s vision and protect their eyesight from eye diseases such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, dry retina, etc. Therefore, remember to include salmon in your baby’s food to enhance their vision.

See more: What are amino acids? The role of amino acids in the body

An Easily Absorbed Protein Source

According to nutritionists, salmon is considered a food rich in protein. Moreover, this nutrient also helps babies metabolize nutrients more easily, detoxify better, and prevent obesity.

Boosts Vitamin A and Vitamin D for Babies

Vitamin A and D in salmon will help your baby have smoother skin. Therefore, parents can add salmon to their baby’s food to supplement vitamin D in addition to sunbathing.

Provides Abundant Vitamins and Minerals

Salmon is one of the food groups that helps supplement iron for babies along with other minerals such as phosphorus, selenium, etc. to strengthen the digestive system and help the body absorb nutrients more easily.

How Many Times a Week Should You Feed Your Baby Salmon Porridge?

According to nutritionists, you should not feed your baby salmon dishes more than 4 times a week. Because salmon lives in the sea, there is a high risk of mercury contamination.

How to Choose Salmon for Baby Porridge

Here’s how to choose fresh, high-quality salmon for your baby’s porridge:

  • Choose salmon with a red/orange color, fresh, not dark. The body and skin should be shiny without scratches. Eyes should be bright and clear, not yellow or cloudy.
  • The salmon should be firm and not flaky when pressed.
  • Fresh salmon will not have a foul odor, the skin will be elastic, and it won’t be slimy to the touch. Fresh salmon, even eaten raw, will have a slightly salty taste, a strong salmon flavor, and be rich, not mushy.

We hope that these salmon porridge recipes from AVAKids will help you create delicious meals for your baby without any hassle. Remember to combine it with baby food for a more nutrient-rich complementary feeding period. We wish you success in the kitchen!