Smoked mackeral pate

I started out reading this Guardian article so I'm taking that conclusion as my basis but then walking back some of the decisions to keep the calories down and because I couldn't get fresh horse radish.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Skin the mackerel fillets and flake three quarters into a food processor with the cheese, yoghurt and horseradish and whizz until smooth.

  2. Add a good grinding of black pepper, and lemon juice to taste, then fold through the dill and the remaining fish.

Notes

This is version 0.1

I found the consistency too paste-like - next time blend only half the fish initially (or mash it up by hand?).

I served it on pumpernickel toast with cornichons, capers, pickled beetroot and hard-boiled egg.

Plate of smoked mackeral pate on toast on a brightly coloured tablecloth in bright sunlight

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