This is an excellent starter for a small fillet of trout, and quick as it's using a microwave. Simplicity itself.
310 Calories per portion
This recipe serves 2.



Ingredients

1 small bunch watercress, washed and trimmed
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 X 90 g (3 1/2 oz) fillets rainbow trout
50 ml (2 fl oz) dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon made mustard
150 ml (5 fl oz) soured cream

Method

1. Reserve a few sprigs of watercress for decoration. Place remainder in a bowl with the lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of water. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 1/2 minutes.

2. Place the fish in a dish in a single layer, pour over the wine. Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 1/2 minutes. Leave to stand while making the sauce.

3. Puree the watercress together with the mustard and cream. Add the cooking liquid from the fish, pour into a jug and cook on HIGH for 1 minute. Serve with trout, new potatoes and broccoli. Garnish with reserved watercress.

Timings are for a 600 watt microwave oven.

Hmm....are you sure you weren't the photographer!! *lol*
* looks slightly suspiciously at the trout on the plate and looks back at the picture of the ones escaping in Itchen....*

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Nah.. if it had been Sarah, the plate would have been empty

More likely she was down the other end of the pipe with a large net

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.... You make it sound as though I'm greedy, lol (possibly not too far from the truth though).

Good to see you posting again on GC ....

The recipe sounds lovely.

Microwaves are banned in this household.

My wife was told by a nutrionalist that micrwaving destoys 90% of antioxidants.

We'd do it using steaming.

Thanks Sarah.

OMG-my Daughter would have a fit if we banned the microwave-she relies totally on it-stems from her college days I'm afraid.

The recipe sounds really yummy. My only problem is, I can't have soured cream-is there a substitute I could use Sarah?

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Thank you Jezer ....

I very rarely use our microwave, it's there just for convenience on the odd occasion. I certainly wasn't aware of antioxidants being killed off, I'm pleased you mentioned that. I don't think many people realise just how very important they are in our diet, absolutely essential, particularly in todays polluted world.

To cut a long story-

My wife was advised that by a nutritionist.

It's delicious, provided the trout is really fresh.

Are you allergic to dairy products?

No. But soured cream actually scours my stomach as does Amoxil Anti-Biotic.

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