- 1000g potatoes
- A head of broccoli
- 2 leek
- 2 garlic clove
- A handful of mint, leaves only
- 2 lemon
- 1 x 200g half fat crème fraîche
- 4 whiting fillets
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 pans with lids
- Baking tray
- 1.
Scrub the potatoes and slice them into bite-sized pieces. Slide the potatoes into a pan, cover with cold water and add a pinch of salt. Cover, bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 mins, till tender.
- 2.
While the potatoes cook, fill a separate pan with water and bring to the boil. Trim the base off the broccoli and slice the broccoli into bite-sized florets. Trim the root and top 3cm off the leek and rinse out any grit. Slice the leek into 1cm rounds.
- 3.
When the water in the second pan is boiling, add the broccoli and leek and simmer for 5-6 mins, till the veg are tender and crushable with a fork. Warm your grill to high.
- 4.
Meanwhile, peel the garlic and finely chop it. Pick and finely chop the mint leaves. Grate the zest from the lemon.
- 5.
When the broccoli and leek are tender, drain and let them steam dry in the colander for 2 mins. Tip back into the pan. Add the garlic, mint and lemon zest and squeeze in the juice from half the lemon. Add a little salt and pepper and use a masher to crush everything together. Fold through half the pot of crème fraîche. Pop a lid on the pan to keep the smashed veg warm.
- 6.
Pop the whiting fillets onto a baking tray and rub with 1 tsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Slide the fish under the hot grill for 5 mins, till flaky and cooked through.
- 7.
Drain the potatoes and allow to steam dry for 1 min. Dust with salt and pepper. Divide the potatoes between 2 warm plates along with the on the broccoli leek smash, and top with the grilled fish fillets. Serve with wedges of the remaining lemon half for squeezing.