I had complaints that my recipe for chicken pie wasn’t easy enough. So here’s one no-one can complain about, and no boring preamble either. If you have a food processor or blender it’s almost instant, and it’s pretty damn quick even if you haven’t. Makes a very fine lunch with some ripe tomatoes or a spoonful of gooseberry or rhubarb chutney, and especially good for a picnic on a bit of crusty baguette. Eat in the garden in the sunshine.
Smoked mackerel pate
- 2 fillets smoked mackerel, skin removed
- 100g soft cheese
- 1 tbsp creme fraiche
- 1-2 tsps horseradish sauce (depending on strength and preference)
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
Put everything in a blender or food processor. Whizz till smoothish. Taste and adjust seasoning. Decant into a dish and chill. Eat with thin hot brown toast or crusty bread. (If you don’t have a blender or food processor, you can pound the fish in a pestle and mortar, or just break it up as small as you can with your hands or a fork, then mix the other ingredients in.)
Smugface Lazybones 