It's hard to beat a warm
crumble during the winter months and this savoury version adds an interesting
twist. The crisp yet melt in the mouth crumble topping and the creamy vegetable
base work together perfectly and give babies a contrast in textures. You can make a batch in small ramekins, wrap any spare ones up in clingfilm and freeze to enjoy at a later date. Isabella
loves this crumble, as do I!
What you'll need:
(Makes
approximately 8-10 baby sized portions)
1/2 (about 450g) Celaric, peeled and finely
diced
2 Sweet potato, peeled and finely diced
3 Carrots, peeled and finely diced
2 Leeks, finely chopped
200g Creme Fraiche
2 tbsp Plain flour
1 litre Very low or no salt vegetable stock
2 tsp Dried thyme
Twist of black pepper
for Crumble topping
50g Plain flour
50g Unsalted butter
50g Low salt cheddar cheese, grated
50g Ground almonds
1 tsp Thyme
What to do:
1) Preheat the oven to 180'C.
2) Add the stock, sweet potato, celaric and
carrots into a large saucepan over a medium heat. Bring to the boil and simmer
for 20 minutes with the lid on the saucepan.
3) Add the leeks and thyme, stir and simmer for
a futher 10 minutes without the lid on the saucepan. Ensure all of the
vegetables are completely soft to reduce choking risk in babies.
4) Mix together the creme fraiche and flour,
until completely combined. Add to the vegetable mix and stir until the sauce
has thickened.
5) Decant the vegetable mixture into small
ovenproof dishes (I use ramekins) and allow to cool.
6) To make the crumble topping rub the butter,
ground almonds and flour together until they resemble breadcrumbs. Stir in the
thyme and cheddar cheese.
7) Sprinkle over the cooled vegetable mix. If
you want to freeze some of these you can at this point wrap them up and pop
them in the freezer.
8) Cook the crumbles in the oven for about 20
minutes, or until the topping is beginning to go golden.
Have you tried a savoury crumble before?
Feel free to leave a comment :)
Helen x
I used to make a savoury crumble for our shop meals on the farm, perhaps I should start again, you have inspired me #TwinklyTuesday
ReplyDeleteI have never made a savoury crumble but this sounds way too yummy just to give it to the kids! nom nom nom #twinklytuesday
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea. I don't know why i've never thought of a savoury crumble before! My little man would love this. #TastyTuesdays
ReplyDeleteI have never done a savory crumble, but this looks fabulous & I can't wait to try it! Pinned :-) I would love for you to share this at the Sunday Fitness & Food Link-Up at: www.marathonsandmotivation.com
ReplyDeleteI love your recipes! This sounds really tasty like I would eat it myself haha
ReplyDeleteThank you! As a vegetarian I've also made this for both Isbella and I to enjoy :)
DeleteThis looks so good! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious I'd love this for me ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to #PicknMix
Stevie x
This looks interesting and yummy, might give it a try. Thanks for linking to #PickNMix
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