Healthy Christmas - Smoked Salmon Pate
Treat yourself to a healthy, fresh and light Christmas day lunch starter, or any lunch over the festive period.
Serves 2
200g smoked salmon
200g cannellini beans, drained
Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
a drizzle of olive oil or 1 tbps yoghurt to loosen the mixture if it is too thick
1 tbsp each of chopped fresh parsley and chopped fresh dill
Freshly ground black pepper
Simply blend all the ingredients together in a food processor until the mixture is really smooth, then chill and serve with vegetable crudités and/or thin slices of toasted pitta bread, oatcakes or rye crispbreads.
Or try this smoked trout alternative:
Serves 2
2 smoked trout fillets, skinned, boned and flaked • 200g cream cheese
Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
Freshly ground black pepper
1tsp horseradish (optional)
Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor or mash well with a fork. Serve with hot slices or triangles of wholemeal pitta bread, oatcakes, rye crispbreads or
crudités such as carrots, celery, cucumber and peppers.
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