If you love seafood and spread, well this one is for you! This sardine pâté recipe is a great option for an easy appetizer to spread on toast. Surprise people with this as a delicious addition to any charcuterie board.
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Ingredients
1 cansardine fillets (~100 grams) in olive oil
75gramsunsalted butter, sliced into cubes
½medium onion, diced
1small bunch of parsley, roughly chopped
juice of half a lemon
salt & pepper, to taste
1-3teaspoontomato paste optional
Instructions
Add all the sardines minus the olive oil from the can in a food processor. Set aside olive oil in the can.
Add juice of lemon, diced onions, chopped parsley, butter cubes, and tomato paste (optional) to the food processor.
Pulse for a few seconds until roughly combined, add a spoonful of olive oil from the can and continue to pulse. Pause and taste the spread, then add salt and pepper to taste. Add more olive oil if the consistency is too thick. Keep pulsing until you get a smooth texture adding more olive oil as needed.