Make this Easy Smoked Mackerel Pate in under 10 minutes! It’s so simple to make in your food processer with only 4 ingredients.
What is Smoked Mackerel?
Smoked Mackerel is a sea fish. The mackerel is cured and hot smoked. Because the smoking cooks you fish you can use it without cooking again.
What are the benefits of eating Smoked Mackerel?
Smoked Mackerel is full of omega-3 the good fat that keeps your heart healthy and helps with brain function and development. And it is also a good source of minerals and vitamins.
How do I make a Lighter Pate?
I use Greek Yogurt in this recipe for Smoked Mackerel Pate, because this makes a lighter pate with fewer calories.
Use cream cheese, creme fraiche or sour cream for a different flavour and a richer pate.
What 4 ingredients are in Easy Smoked Mackerel Pate?
- Smoked Mackerel fillets
- lemon juice
- horseradish (optional)
- Greek Yogurt
How much does it cost to make Smoked Mackerel Pate?
The total cost for the pate is approximately £2.80, in other words about 70p per person. Prices correct in 2020
Can I add different flavours to the Smoked Mackerel Pate?
Yes, you can add other flavours to the pate. Use fairly strong flavoured ingredients such as garlic, chilli or peppercorns because smoked mackerel will overpower milder flavours.
Foraging for Wild Garlic
In the spring I collect wild garlic in the local woods. And I’m always looking for different ways to add it to my recipes. Smoked Mackerel Pate, works really well with wild garlic, the pate is incredibly delicious.
WHAT IS WILD GARLIC?
Wild Garlic is also known as Ransoms and is a leafy plant that appears in spring. You can eat the young leaves and the flowers which both have a pungent smell of garlic but are mild in flavour.
WHERE DOES WILD GARLIC GROW?
Close to where I live there are some woods with a burn (stream) running through them and this is my favourite place to walk. The Wild Garlic (Ransoms) grows all along the banks of the burn and into the woodland. It even spills out onto the roadsides.
Always pick wild garlic far from the roadside and traffic pollution. Get more information about foraging for wild garlic on the Countryfile website
Add Wild Garlic to the food processor
A large handful of roughly chopped wild garlic leaves goes into the food processor with the rest of the ingredients and process as usual.
What does Wild Garlic Smoked Mackerel Pate taste like?
The wild garlic adds a subtle garlic flavour to the pate and gives it some pretty green flecks too.
Serving suggestion
Serve the Smoked Mackerel pate on toast, on oatcakes, crackers, or serve it with a crusty baguette. Top a baked potato with this creamy savoury pate for a light meal.
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Smoked Mackerel Pate
Ingredients
- 200 grams (1 cups) Smoked Mackerel skin removed
- 2 tablespoon (2 tablespoon) 0% fat Greek Yogurt
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Creamed Horseradish
- Juice of half a lemon
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into a food processor and process until smooth.
Charlene F says
I've never made a pate and been meaning to make this for some time. Your pate looks lush and would be perfect for lunch or as a starter, nom x
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Charlene, I hope you give it a try, it's really easy to make and so good.
Rebecca Subbiah says
looks so good love smoked fish
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Rebecca, we love smoked fish too.
belleau kitchen says
I adore mackerel pate. Love the Greek yoghurt and of course that little bit of horseradish that really brings it to life. Gorgeous!
Janice Pattie says
The horseradish is a borrowed idea from a smoked trout pate that I've made, it does add a nice bite to the pate.
Karen S Booth says
I LOVE smoked mackerel pate Janice and this looks amazingly tasty! Thanks for adding it to Tea Time Treats and TOAST!
Janice Pattie says
Always a pleasure, Karen.
GG says
I love Mackerel Pate, it's so tasty. This is a great idea with 0% yogurt so much lighter. GG
Janice Pattie says
I'm definitely going to be making it more often, the yogurt worked brilliantly, I was so pleased.
Anita-Clare Field says
We are massive fans of smoked mackerel pate. LOVE it. I tend to make mine with 0% cream cheese but I am going to try this too. We are so excited at the moment as we have just bought a home smoker and the mackerel are currently brining ready for being cold smoked in the next couple of days. We'll be celebrating now by using your fabulous recipe.
Janice Pattie says
That sounds really exciting Anita, let me know how you get on.
Bintu Hardy says
There is nothing better than homemade mackerel pate. Seriously.
Janice Pattie says
I agree Bintu!
Ellen Manning says
This looks yummy! So easy to make too 🙂
Camilla Hawkins says
LOL Janice I got my mackerel in Aldi too! Great minds certainly do think alike. Imagine, we might have been shopping for it at the very same time – spooky! Your photography lessons seem to have paid off well Janice:-) Thanks for entering #creditcrunchmunch with a super frugal recipe:-)
Elizabeth says
I do love smoked mackerel pate, me, and your recipe sounds super! Thank you for sharing with Credit Crunch Munch!
Cat | Curly's Cooking says
What a quick and easy lunchtime treat. I like the sound of adding the wild garlic.
Janice Pattie says
Thank you. I am all for quick and easy and I’d totally forgotten that I’d added wild garlic until I went back to look at this recipe!
Michelle Rolfe says
My husband loves smoked mackerel, so this would be just his ideal lunch! Cheers, Michelle
Janice Pattie says
Mine does too. He has been spreading the pate on thick this week!
jacqui - Recipes Made Easy/only Crumbs Remain says
Ive been meaning to share a recipe for smoked mackeral pate for so long. Its my favourite I need a starter quick recipe! Also fabulous for lunch. Thank you for sharing your recipe with #CookBlogShare I can taste it now!
Janice Pattie says
Thanks, Jacqui. Fast tasty recipes are so useful
Rick Klink says
The yogurt was a big mistake. Made it far too soupy. The horseradish was overpowering in the flavour. I would try something like a cream cheese to avoid the soupy texture. I’m sure that there are other improvements that could be made.
Janice Pattie says
I’m sorry to hear that you had issues with the recipe. I’ve made it many times and not found it soupy. Horseradish can be variable in strength and I always use creamed horseradish which tends to be milder.