NUT MEAT PATE

Nut Meat Pate image

Number Of Ingredients 20

Previous Next

1.5 cups Cooked White Beans (1/4 raw) whizzed until smooth in a food processor
2 cups Walnuts, lightly toasted and finely chopped
2 cups Pecans, lightly toasted and finely ground
2 cups Gruyere Cheese (.25 lb) grated
1 cups Parmesan Cheese
1/3 cup Minced Scallions
1/3 cup Minced Parsley
1/4 teaspoon Cumin
1/4 teaspoon Thyme
1/2 teaspoon Marjoram
1/2 teaspoon Rosemary
1 3/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
3/4 teaspoon Pepper
1/3 cup Heavy Cream
1 1/2 teaspoon Minced Garlic
6 tablespoon Butter
2 Eggs
1 tablespoon Brandy
1 cup Shelled Pistachios
1 ounce Dried Mushrooms, reconstituted in water, drained, and sliced

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients well. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8"x4"x3" pan with parchment paper. Fill the pane with the pate mixture and cover it tightly with tin foil. Set in a larger baking pan filled with hot water an inch deep. Baker for 1 hour. Let cool 10 minutes and then invert the baking pan onto a serving plate and untold the pate. Remove the parchment paper. Serve hot or cold.