Prawn and Basil Pâté

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Simply Delicious 2

By Darina Allen

Published 1990

  • About

This delicious little pâté is particularly good for using up a few left-overs or soft prawns.

Ingredients

  • 8 ozs (225 g/ cups) cooked, peeled prawns or shrimps

Method

Put all the ingredients into a food processor and whizz for a few seconds until they form a paste. Taste for seasoning; it may be necessary to add salt. Pack the mixture into little pots or a terrine. Seal with Clarified Butter. Serve chilled with hot, thin toast.

If you are using freshly boiled prawn tails in the shell, allow