Mackerel paté
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- No cook
- Easy
- Serves 4 - 6
Ingredients
- 250g - 300g ready-to-eat smoked mackerel fillets
- 165g soft cheese
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 2 tbsp horseradish sauce
- 15g fresh parsley, chives or dill, finely chopped
- pinch of cayenne (optional)
- toast and butter, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Skin the mackerel and break the fillets up into small pieces. Add the soft cheese, lemon zest and horseradish sauce and mix well together with a fork.
- STEP 2
Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, and add lemon juice, to taste. Stir in most of the herbs then cover and chill until ready to serve.
- STEP 3
Sprinkle with a little cayenne, if using, and remaining herbs and serve with warm, buttered toast.
