Leftover Pate
- Level: Easy
- Yield: about 2 cups
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 245
- Total Fat
- 22
- Saturated Fat
- 5
- Carbohydrates
- 4
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 0
- Protein
- 8
- Cholesterol
- 59
- Sodium
- 233
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 15 min
Ingredients
*1 1/2 cups cooked meat (pork, ham, turkey, chicken, or roast beef)
2 hard-boiled eggs
1 cup mayonnaise, plus more as needed
1/2 cup grated cheese (Cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella)
Seasonings: curry paste, gherkins, paprika, olive paste, ground cumin, fresh sage, red peppercorns, Dijon mustard, prepared horseradish
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Bread or crackers, for serving
Directions
- Put your choice of meat, the eggs, and mayonnaise into the bowl of a food processor. Add the cheese (see below*) and seasonings (see below*) and process until the mixture is well blended and has a smooth texture, about 20 seconds. Add more mayonnaise as needed if the pate is too dry. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve with bread or crackers.
- *For pork: Cheddar cheese and 1 tablespoon curry paste
- For ham: Swiss cheese, 4 gherkins, and 1 teaspoon paprika
- For turkey: mozzarella cheese, 2 tablespoons olive paste, and 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- For chicken: Cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage, and 1 teaspoon red peppercorns
- For roast beef: mozzarella cheese, 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon horseradish