Showing posts with label seafood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seafood. Show all posts

Saturday 28 February 2015

old style salmon pate

Are you after something that has ALL THE FAT!
Look no further!

This stuff is the best.

My first ever job was in a cafe run by an old Polish man.  
He was ancient even back then (and a bit touchy feely if you get my drift!).

We are talking early 1980s and the cafe was pretty with it!!  
Toasties, tin soup, packet cheesecakes LOL

Having said that, I remember he used to make bone broth and drink it every single day.  Back then as a 13 year old I thought that was pretty weird.  Could explain why he was so active and still running a business in his late 70s

One of the things we served was salmon pate.


Now I know there are some flash smoked salmon recipes out there but this one covers the high fat quota beautifully!

What you will need:
2 x 130gr tins of salmon in springwater
250gr block of good quality butter, diced into small pieces
juice of half a lemon or about 1-2 tbs juice
1/2tsp dried dill
S&P to taste

Put all ingredients into a food processor/TMX/Bellini (oooh using those two in the same sentence, how cheeky)
Blitz until smooth and creamy.
So very simple and tastes divine.

This will keep in the fridge for about 4-5 days but I doubt it will last that long!

If you do refrigerate just remember to take it out and let it sit for a while to soften as it will have a dry crumbly texture due to the butter hardening. 
Serve on veg such as celery, mushrooms or cucumber or on raw crackers.  If you aren't watching your carb intake then go the crusty sourdough!!