Mackerel Pâté with Soda Bread
Impress your nearest and dearest with home made pate and soda bread. This dish sounds so impressive but is loads easier than you think! Oh and it tastes fabulous too! Job done!
Ingredients
Soda Bread:
- 170g self raising brown flour
- 170g plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 300ml buttermilk
Pate
- 300g smoked mackerel
- 1 lemon juice and zest
- 50ml cream cheese or creme fraiche
- Few chives chopped
- Salt and pepper
To serve:
- Lemon wedges
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Put all soda bread ingredients together in a large bowl and mix to form a dough. Shape into 2 circles and push down, they should be 15cm round and 3cm deep. Dust with a little flour and cut a cross onto the top. Bake with at 200°C for 15-20 minutes.
To make the pate put all the ingredients into a bowl and mix.
Spoon into bowls and serve with the bread and lemon wedges.
Ingredients
Soda Bread:
- 170g self raising brown flour
- 170g plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 300ml buttermilk
Pate
- 300g smoked mackerel
- 1 lemon juice and zest
- 50ml cream cheese or creme fraiche
- Few chives chopped
- Salt and pepper
To serve:
- Lemon wedges
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Put all soda bread ingredients together in a large bowl and mix to form a dough. Shape into 2 circles and push down, they should be 15cm round and 3cm deep. Dust with a little flour and cut a cross onto the top. Bake with at 200°C for 15-20 minutes.
To make the pate put all the ingredients into a bowl and mix.
Spoon into bowls and serve with the bread and lemon wedges.
