Smoked Mackerel Pâté
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Asda and the legendary Leiths School of Food and Wine have joined forces in an exclusive sponsored_longform which has seen a team of Leiths chefs spend months choosing food and wine from the Asda Extra Special range. This is one of the recipes they created - a delicious smoked mackerel pâté that's perfect for a light spring lunch. You can make this pâté in advance and keep it well covered in the fridge for 2-3 days
Serves 4
Ready in 10 minutes
Ingredients:
200g pack Asda Extra Special Chilli & Garlic Smoked Mackerel Strips
150ml Asda Extra Special French Crème Fraîche d’Isigny
Juice of ½ lemon
25g capers, rinsed, drained and chopped
25g gherkins, rinsed, drained and chopped
Asda Extra Special Artisan Bakery Sesame & Pumpkin Seed and Seeded Flatbreads and green salad, to serve
Method:
1. Remove any bones and the skin from the mackerel. Put the mackerel, crème fraîche and lemon juice into a processor and pulse until combined
2. Turn into a bowl and add the capers and gherkins, and season with salt and pepper. Combine well and turn into 4 ramekins. Keep covered and chilled until ready to serve
3. Serve with the flatbreads and a green salad
Tip: Substitute the gherkins and capers with 1tbsp Asda Extra Special Horseradish Sauce and some chopped fresh parsley
Tip: You could also make this recipe using smoked trout instead of mackerel
The Leiths chefs have also created a collection of delicious recipes and tips which are available at asda.com/extraspecial