- 500g potatoes
- 1 lemon
- A handful of wild garlic
- 150g Greek style yogurt
- 200g kale
- 1 garlic clove
- 50g breadcrumbs
- 30g flour
- 1 egg
- 2 plaice fillets
- 45g butter
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1.
Scrub and peel the potatoes. Chop them into bite-size pieces and slide into a pan. Cover the potatoes with boiling water and sprinkle in a good pinch of salt. Set the pan over a medium heat and return to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 15-20 mins, till tender.
- 2.
Meanwhile, grate the lemon zest into a small bowl. Shred the wild garlic leaves into small pieces. Add the wild garlic to the bowl and stir in the yogurt and a pinch of salt and pepper till well combined. Set aside.
- 3.
Trim any woody stalks from the kale. Finely shred the leaves. Peel the garlic clove and crush or finely chop it. Set both aside, keeping them separate.
- 4.
Scatter the breadcrumbs onto a large plate. Sprinkle 2 tbsp of the flour onto a separate plate and season with salt and pepper. Crack the egg onto a third plate and beat with a fork.
- 5.
Dip the plaice fillets into the flour, then the egg and then the breadcrumbs, turning at each stage to make sure they’re well coated.
- 6.
When the potatoes are nearly tender, tip the shredded kale into the water. Simmer for a further 2-3 mins, till the leaves are wilted. Drain the potatoes and the greens. Allow to steam dry for 1 min, then tip back into the pan.
- 7.
Add the butter and crushed garlic to the pan, along with a little salt and pepper. Mash together well, then cover the pan and keep warm.
- 8.
Pour 2 tbsp oil into a large frying pan and warm to a medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, carefully lay in the breaded plaice fillets. Fry for 3 mins on each side, till the breadcrumbs are golden brown.
- 9.
Pile the mash onto plates and serve with golden fillets of plaice, the wild garlic yogurt and wedges of the lemon.