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Smoked Trout and Chive Pâté

Photography by
Kevin Hewitt
  • Peanut free
  • Nut free
  • Easy recipes
Smoked trout varies in saltiness, so adjust the salt to taste for this wonderfully rich spread. Serve with crisp flatbread, crackers or baguette slices.

Ingredients

  • 4 slices white bread
  • 1/2 cup  (125 mL)  whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup  (60 mL)  minced sweet onion
  • 1/4 tsp  (1 mL)  white pepper
  • Pinch cayenne pepper
  • 12 oz  (375 g)  smoked trout, skinned and boned
  • 1/4 cup  (60 mL)  butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp  (30 mL)  lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup  (75 mL)  chopped chives
  • salt

Preparation

Remove crusts from bread and discard. Cut bread into cubes; place in food processor and drizzle with cream. Let cream soak into bread. Add onion, white pepper and cayenne; process until smooth. Add trout, butter and lemon juice; pulse until smooth, pushing down sides as necessary. Pulse in chives. Season with salt to taste.

Makes about 3 cups (750 mL).

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