Mushroom pâté recipe

Mushroom pâté recipe

A good pâté is a fail-safe healthy snack, smothered on oatcakes, crudités or brown rice cakes this mushroom pâté recipe is moreish

Ingredients

Low-calorie cooking spray

2 shallots, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

250g mushrooms

1tbsp fresh thyme leaves, plus sprigs to garnish (optional)

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

150g Quark

Method 

Spray a large non-stick frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and place over a high heat. Add the shallots and garlic and stir-fry for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, tip the mushrooms into a food processor and blitz. Add the mushrooms to the pan along with the thyme and stir-fry for a further 10 minutes. Season well, remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.

Clean the food processor, add the mushroom mixture and quark and blend until fairly smooth. Grind over a little black pepper and garnish with thyme sprigs if you like.

Cool and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days and serve with your favourite crudités or crispbreads.

Recipes taken from Slimming World’s Little Book of Light Bites, available in all Slimming World groups priced £3.95/€5.95. For more delicious recipes or to find your nearest group visit Slimming World: slimmingworld.com

Photos: Slimming World’s Little Book of Light Bites/Gareth Morgans.

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