Avocado and Pilchard Pate
"Avocado pears, tinned Pacific Pilchards (in brine) or tinned herring fillets (in oil) and stuffed olives - in combination, they will provide you with a very healthy, nutritious, and tasty snack. It's highly likely that if you serve this as a dinner starter, you will be asked 'How did you make this?'"
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Avocado | 1 medium (150g) | 240 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Olive | 1 large (4g) | 4 |
| Capers | 1 tbsp (9g) drained | 2 |
| Herring | not in our table | 0 |
| Pilchard | 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
- 2 large avocados - halved, peeled, and pitted
- 2 (3.88 ounce) tins herring fillets packed in oil or Pacific Pilchards
- 12 pimento-stuffed green olives, chopped
- 3 pickled gherkins, chopped
- 2 tablespoons capers, chopped
- Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 4 green onions, finely chopped (optional)