dinner in five

I hope it's not a case of too little, too late, but I wanted to tell you about the dinner I made on Saturday night. It took 20 minutes start to finish, and I only needed four ingredients (if you discount salt and pepper):

trout fillets
baby swede
frozen green beans
Colman's mustard
olive oil spray

Twas a lovely dinner too. Here's how I did it:

Peel and chop the swede into bize-size chunks and steam for about 12 minutes.

While the swede steams, pre-heat the grill/broiler to medium. Spray the trout with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

When the swede has only a few minutes to go, place the trout under the grill and cook for about 8 minutes.

Remove the swede and transfer to a bowl. Add the green beans to the steamer and steam for about five minutes.

While the green beans are steaming, puree the swede with a hand blender (or mash if you don't have a blender). Keep warm.

When the trout is finished, remove from under the grill. Split the swede evenly on the two plates and gently place the trout over the swede. Add the green beans to the plate, as well as a dollop of Colman's mustard.

It sounds almost boring, I know - but it's not. The mustard brings out the excellent flavours of the sweet swede and the soft, savoury trout. And if you don't like it, you've only wasted 20 minutes of your life. You can't say that about the latest Delia episode.