EASY SMOKED MACKEREL PâTé

Easy smoked mackerel pâté image

This relaxed mackerel pâté starter can be whizzed up in just 15 minutes - and it won't break the bank either

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Starter, Supper

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

25g unsalted butter , melted
zest ½ lemon
160g pack smoked mackerel (split fillets), skinned
1 spring onion , roughly chopped
15g unsalted butter , plus extra to serve
1 tsp hot horseradish sauce, plus extra to serve
1 tsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley , plus a few leaves
French bread , to serve

Steps:

Tip the melted butter, lemon zest, mackerel and spring onion into a food processor and blend until smooth. Spoon into a ramekin and smooth the top.
For the topping, melt the 15g butter with the horseradish, then stir in the parsley. Carefully spoon over the pâté to cover it. Press some parsley leaves on top, grind over some black pepper and chill to set the butter. Serve the ramekin of pâté with French bread, butter and extra horseradish sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440 calories, Fat 41 grams fat, SaturatedFat 17 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 2.26 milligram of sodium