Spread Essentials Sardine Pâté Recipes

PâTé DE SARDINE

Steps:

• Dump the sardines and their oil in the bowl of a food processor, along with the butter, shallot, and lemon juice, and process until smooth. Add 2 tablespoons of the herbs and pulse 2 or 3 times.
• Pack the pâté into a small ramekin (or back into the sardine cans). Smooth with a spatula, then top with the remaining 1 tablespoon hers. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to firm the texture.

SARDINE PATE OR SANDWICH SPREAD

Steps:

• Finely mash sardines.
• Combine sardines, mayonnaise and mustard.
• Stir in lemon juice, grated onions and pepper.
• Sprinkle with fresh minced parsley.
• Serve with pumpernickel cocktail rounds, my Seasoned Party Pitas #146950 or crackers.

SPREAD ESSENTIALS: SARDINE PâTé

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. My favorite tin of sardines is Wild Planet, packed in extra virgin olive oil and a bit of lemon. If you want to cut back on the oil, you can always go with the ones packed in water, they are both great tasting, and sustainably caught in the cold waters of the North Pacific. FYI: Sardines are high in omega 3 oils, and that is a good thing.
• 3. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 4. Mix all of the ingredients together in a non-reactive bowl (like glass), cover and place into the fridge for an hour or two.
• 5. PLATE/PRESENT
• 6. Serve on crackers or toast points. Enjoy.
• 7. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

SARDINE PATE

Steps:

• Drain the sardines and place them in a bowl with the lemon rind and lemon juice and mash with a fork until the sardine mixture is a smooth consistency.
• Before adding the yoghurt and cottage cheese to the sardines, examine both to determine whether they tend to be watery. (Yoghurts and cottage cheese differ so much in this respect). If necessary, first drain the yoghurt and/or cottage cheese in a sieve lined with a filter coffee liner; then mix the yoghurt and cottage cheese with the sardines; and fold in the cucumber and basil.
• Season to taste with the garlic salt and the freshly ground black pepper.
• Place the sardine paté in 4 ramekins, garnish with the cucumber twists and parsley sprigs.
• Serve with crispbreads, pita bread or crusty rolls.
• Chef's Notes: An obvious variation would be to make just ONE dish of the paté - and serve it only to those who like sardines! Garlic lovers could, of course, use fresh garlic instead of garlic powder. And if you don't like basil, use chives or spring onions. A quick and easy way to include additional flavours is, of course, to use a cottage cheese with chives or garden vegetables.