Googie’s Kitchen presents Mackerel and Dill Pate

Christmas is the one time of year I remember my Dad making mackerel pate. Dad would always make his mackerel pate from scratch. He would eat it on toast for breakfast during the festive season. When I was a child I never really liked strong flavoured foods. I wasn’t a fussy eater, but I just didn’t like the taste of olives nor mackerel.

As I have grown older, my taste buds have changed and nowadays I love most strong flavours. Mackerel pate is definitely one I have been enjoying for the past few years. When I make this dish it brings back a wonderful memory of my Dad enjoying this for his breakfast. My version is slightly different from my Dad’s but it’s still as delicious. Below is a video and recipe for you.

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Equipment

• Sharp fish knife
• Sharp knife
• Zester or fine grater
• Juicer or fork
• Chopping Board
• Blender or nutribullet
• Serving bowl

Ingredients

• Mackerel x 300g
• Dill x 1 small handful
• Cream Cheese x 4 large tablespoons
• Lemon x juice and zest
• Salt and pepper

Method

• Remove the skin and a few of the bigger bones from the mackerel. .
• Don’t worry too much about the bones as they will be blended.
• Cut the mackerel into chunks and put into the blender or nutribullet cup.
• Next remove the zest from the lemon using the zester and put into the cup too.
• Cut the lemon in half and squeeze it into the cup using either the zester or fork.
• Sprinkle in the salt and pepper to your taste.
• Add in the cream cheese and blend all of these ingredients together until smooth.
• Then place the pate into the serving bowl.
• Finally serve and enjoy.

Mackerel and Dill Pate was yummy and I ate my version with my chickpea flour wraps. As I have a gluten intolerance I can’t eat toast so I made the wraps or pancakes to go with the pate. The pate would be good as a breakfast, lunch or dinner. Plus it would be good as part of a buffet style meal too or even a starter. The pate is freezable so you could make it in advance and freeze it. However you decide to eat this dish, as always, please enjoy.