eat your greens

There’s no doubt about it – the more children engage with food, the more adventurous they become. These recipes will get them into the kitchen to learn new skills and have fun, while creating healthy eating habits to last a lifetime.

Green pea & coconut soup

This is quick to prepare, particularly if you’re using frozen peas. If you’re podding fresh ones, you can make a tasty vegetable stock by boiling the pea pods with a few onion skins.

SERVES 4 PREP 10 mins COOK 15 mins EASY V

2 tbsp coconut or cold-pressed rapeseed oil5 spring onions, sliced2 garlic cloves, crushed3cm piece fresh ginger, finely chopped or gratedsmall bunch of fresh coriander, stalks chopped and leaves separated600g peas (fresh or frozen)500ml vegetable stock (made using one stock cube)400g can coconut milk1 unwaxed lime, zested and juiced