Sunday 11 August 2013

Smoked Mackerel and Apple Pate Blinis - An impressive canape you can prepare ahead


SMOKED MACKEREL AND APPLE PATE BLINIS
 
We've been making this canapé during the winter for years, and there's  good reason  - guests love it!  It is a good prepare-ahead one too, and of course you could use mini toasts or croutes instead of blinis.   Any left over pate will keep for up to a week in a sealed container in the fridge and it makes a pretty good sandwich too.

 Makes 32 mini blinis

 Ingredients
  • 15g butter
  • 1 medium onion peeled and diced
  • 1 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and diced
  • 200g peppered smoked mackerel fillets
  • 2tbsp good quality mayonnaise
  • 1tsp horseradish sauce
  • 32 shop bought blinis
  • Red or black lumpfish to decorate
  • 1tbsp chopped flat parsley
Method

  • Melt the butter in a small pan on a medium heat, add a splash of oil to stop the butter burning
  • Sweat/cook the deiced onion until it is translucent, than add the apple, lower the heat and cook covered for around 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
  • Take off the heat, leave to cool down for a few minutes and then pop the mixture into a food processor.  Peel the skin away from the mackerel fillets and put them into the processor along with the mayonnaise and horseradish.
  • Whizz everything together until it is a like a pate texture/consistency.  Taste for seasoning - I reckon it wouldn't need much with the salty smoked, peppery fish, but you could always add more horseradish if you like a kick.
  • Scrape the mixture out of the processor and put it in a container and in the fridge until you are ready to use it.
  • Lightly toast the blinis, then, using a spoon, scoop out some of the pate and put it on top and arrange on a serving plate
  • Using a teaspoon, garnish each blini with a few drops of lumpfish, sprinkle with parsley and finish with a few twists of black pepper.



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