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Mushroom pâté
Photo: Andrew Ridley

Mushroom pâté

16 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 8 openrecipes

Making a homemade mushroom pâté can be easy and rewarding, with a more subtle flavour than shop-bought varieties.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

689
Calories
21g
Protein
39g
Fat
65g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Rye Bread 1 slice (32g) 83
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chestnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz butterbutter
  • 600g/1lb 5½oz mushrooms (mixture of shitake, chestnut
  • 1 onion
  • 2 lemons
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp grated nutmeg
  • 150g/5½oz ricotta
  • 100g/3½oz mascarpone
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 3 red onions
  • 1 red chilli, chopped
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 100ml/3½fl oz red wine vinegar
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 gherkins
  • , to serve rye bread

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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