I love this spread on some crusty bread.
This is a total crowd pleaser. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t love this (apart from those people who totally hate fish).
When people hear pate, they tend to think it’s going to be complicated. This recipe has only 5 ingredients, and takes 5 minutes to make. It makes a brilliant starter with crusty bread, or I enjoy it on a toasted bagel for lunch. It also makes a good topping for baked potatoes.
The pate has lots of flavour, but if you want to mix it up a bit you can swap out the parsley and lemon juice for coriander and lime, with some finely chopped chillies.
Ingredients
200 Grams Smoked mackerel
100 Grams Cream cheese
Juice of half a lemon
Small handful of chopped parsley
Ground black pepper
Method
- Remove and discard the skin from the fish
- Break up the mackerel in a bowl, and flake with a fork
- Add the cream cheese, lemon juice, and parsley and mix until the pate is smooth. Taste and add black pepper to taste (you can also add more lemon and parsley if you prefer)