Main Dishes
Simple smoked salmon pâté
Whizz up this zesty smoked salmon pâté with cream cheese – tastes great with fresh soda bread.
Ingredients
- cream cheese: 100g/3½oz cream cheese
- crème fraîche: 100g/3½oz crème fraîche
- smoked salmon: 200g/7oz smoked salmon
- lemon: 1 lemon, zest only, finely grated
- lemon: ½ lemon, juice only
- horseradish: 1 tbsp creamed horseradish
- dill: 2 tbsp finely chopped, fresh dill
- : caper berries, to serve
Method
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To begin, place all the ingredients except the capers in a food processor. Pulse until a pâté forms which still has some texture to it and is not a purée.
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Taste to check the seasoning as smoked salmon can vary greatly in its saltiness. It may also need more lemon juice.
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Serve with sliced bread, such as stout soda bread, and large caper berries.
Simple smoked salmon pâté