Mushroom Pâté

Name: Mushroom Pâté
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: parsley handful, finely chopped; salt and black pepper; salt and black pepper; ricotta cheese 250 g (9 oz); dolcelatte cheese 40 g (1½ oz); Portobello mushrooms 450 g (1 lb), roughly chopped; white wine splash; chopped rosemary 1 tsp; Spanish onion 1 large, finely diced; butter 55 g (2 oz); garlic clove 1, crushed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Gate Easy Vegetarian Cookbook

By Adrian Daniel and Michael Daniel

Published 2007

About

This is a lovely, simple, and quick-to-prepare pâté. It is surprisingly rich and satisfying, and makes a delicious hors d’oeuvre eaten with a loaf of crusty bread or crudités and a glass of red wine.

Ingredients

butter 55 g (2 oz)
garlic clove 1, crushed

Europe
France
Sauce
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

In a pan, melt the butter, then add the garlic and rosemary, quickly followed by the onion. Sauté for 3–4 minutes until the onion is translucent.
Add the mushrooms, and once they have begun to emit their liquid, add the white wine and continue to cook until all the liquid has reduced and the mushrooms are nicely glazed.
Place the mushrooms in a food proc