Creamy pate with hints of thyme and garlic
This is a simple yet delicious pate, great served on toast for brunch or as a snack. We served this with a soft-boiled egg, a simple lambs lettuce salad and some smoked salmon, making for a tasty and filling dish overall.
Servings
4
Prep time:
5min
Cook time:
20min
Difficulty:
Easy
Ingredients
- 300g chestnut mushrooms
- 75g creme cheese
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2tbsp olive oil
- 1tbsp dry thyme
- 1 shallot
- salt and pepper to taste
- optional to serve: two pieces of bread, 90g lambs lettuce, Pomegranate molasses, two eggs, 100g smoked salmon.
We served this on toast with a soft-boiled egg, a lambs lettuce salad and some smoked salmon.
If using fresh thyme, using 1/2 a tbsp instead. For the cream cheese, we used Paysan Breton Creamy French Soft Cheese- we found this to be more fluffy than Philadelphia.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
First, prepare the ingredients: slice the mushrooms, peel the garlic, and roughly chop the shallots.
Step 2
Heat a pan, then add the olive oil, and cook the shallots for 5 mins, stirring occasionally. Then, add the shallots and cook for a further 10 minutes.
If serving with eggs, start cooking them now, and depending on your preferences for hard or soft boiled, cook for between 6 and 10 minutes. Once the eggs are cooked, run them under cold water to make them easier to peel later on.
Step 3
Once the mushrooms have cooked and softened, using a garlic press add the two garlic cloves to the pan. Mix everything and cook for a further three minutes.
Step 4
Let the mushrooms cool for around 10 minutes, then add to a food processor or stick blender. Add the thyme, cream cheese and salt and pepper to taste. Blend until smooth.
Step 5
If serving with a lambs lettuce salad, simply pour over 1tbsp of pomegrate molases over the lambs lettuce, then the salad is ready to serve. Once the eggs have cooled you can peel them.
Step 6
The pate is ready to serve. Toast the slices of bread, then spread on the pate, and serve alongside everything else. Enjoy!
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