Smoked mackerel pâté with rainbow pickles

Smoked mackerel pâté with rainbow pickles

Pâté is a great make-ahead starter for a Sunday lunch or dinner with friends. Alternatively – pack it into sealable containers for a picnic-appropriate snack.

Smoked mackerel pâté with rainbow pickles

  • Serves icon Serves 6
  • Time icon Hands-on time 30 min

Pâté is a great make-ahead starter for a Sunday lunch or dinner with friends. Alternatively – pack it into sealable containers for a picnic-appropriate snack.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
431kcals
Fat
32.1g (12.9g saturated)
Protein
18g
Carbohydrates
15.6g (14.3g sugars)
Fibre
3.9g
Salt
1.7g

Ingredients

For the pickles

  • 5 rainbow or heirloom carrots
  • 1 red onion
  • Small bunch fresh dill, chopped
  • 5 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2½ tbsp caster sugar

For the pâté

  • 460g smoked mackerel, skin removed
  • Small bunch fresh dill
  • 30g horseradish root, finely grated (or 2 tbsp grated horseradish from a jar)
  • 200ml crème fraîche
  • Juice 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp creamed horseradish sauce
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Method

  1. Slice the carrots and onion as finely as you can using a mandoline (if you haven’t got one, use a sharp knife), then put in a non-metallic bowl.
  2. Mix the dill, vinegar and sugar, then pour over the vegetables. Stir, then put in a sealable container. Chill until ready to eat.
  3. For the mackerel pâté, put all the ingredients into a food processor and whizz to a smooth paste. Season to taste, then put in a sealable container. Chill until needed.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
431kcals
Fat
32.1g (12.9g saturated)
Protein
18g
Carbohydrates
15.6g (14.3g sugars)
Fibre
3.9g
Salt
1.7g

delicious. tips

  1. The pâté will keep for up to 48 hours and the pickles for up to 5 days, each packed in sealed containers in the fridge.

  2. Portugal’s vinho verde is great with smoked mackerel and has the crisp edge for the pickles too. Avoid the cheap stuff in the stumpy bottles, though.

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