Quick mushroom and sherry pâté

This is a great appetizer if you have been caught unawares by an impromptu dinner gathering. It can be made both well in advance or an hour or so before, so it’s also easily portable. Using sweet woodland foraged mushrooms, mostly available at good markets in late summer and early autumn, this quick pâté makes the most of the delicate-tasting chanterelles and the more robust pied bleu and pied de mouton. If you’re in a huge rush, you can use half chestnut mushrooms and half dehydrated and d