Name: Quick peppered mackerel pate recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes: 1 small pot
Ingredients: 200g peppered mackerel fillets (skin off); 300g low-fat cottage cheese; Zest & juice 1/2 lemon; Pinch of nutmeg; Pinch of cayenne pepper

By GoodtoKnow

published 28 February 2013

in Recipes

If you need to up the amount of omega 3 in your diet, then this is a great way to do it. Oily fishes a great source of it and smoked mackerel fillets are very cheap. Unlike other pates, this recipe doesn't require any cooking. It also uses low-fat cottage cheese which helps to keep the calories down. Lemon juice adds some zing, while the nutmeg and cayenne pepper add some spice. This recipe makes enough pate to do sandwiches all week. It keeps really well in the fridge and means you don't need to think too hard about what to put on your sardines!

Ingredients

200g peppered mackerel fillets (skin off)
300g low-fat cottage cheese
Zest & juice 1/2 lemon
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of cayenne pepper

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Method

Put all of the ingredients in a food processor and blitz.
Check the seasoning and then spoon into a tuppaware and chill in the fridge until you're ready to use.

Top Tip for making Quick peppered mackerel pate

If mackerel isn't your thing then this recipe works just as well with smoked trout or salmon.

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