If you, like me, miss Christmas, then this quick lunchtime (or dinnertime) dish is just the ticket.  But turkey is not just for Christmas: it’s a superfood, extremely lean and very versatile, like chicken.  Purely by chance, what I whipped up for lunch today did turn out more like a one-pan Christmas dinner than anything else, but it was yummy and filling and full of all things good for you.

I started by frying some sliced garlic (wards off colds and some cancers, apparently), some chopped rosemary and thyme and some dried chilli flakes (just a pinch) in a large frying pan.  Then I added one breast of thinly sliced turkey meat.

Once the turkey was cooked through (this took about 5 minutes as the pieces were so thin) and starting to turn golden, I added some sprout flowers: these you can buy in Waitrose and Marks and Spencer.

I think they’re pretty and, plus they, like the vegetables from which they were born (sprout flowers are, I believe, a cross between sprouts and kale), are so so good for you.

I fried the sprout flowers for a few minutes until they were cooked.  Finally I added some halved and boiled red skinned new potatoes and some green beans (I had these left over from last night).  A final drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and some salt and pepper and my lunch was done!

A little taste of Christmas without the hassle (or the food baby afterwards!).