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Smoked Mackerel Pâté

Updated 16 November 2019 Published 26 February 2015 50 Comments

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Smoked Mackerel Pâté is super tasty and healthy and great as a spread or a dip! Made with fresh smoked mackerel, cream cheese, horseradish sauce and lemon juice, you’ll be making this again and again!

Smoked Mackerel Pate, Dip, cream cheese, Philadelphia, philly, frugal, omega 3, horseradsih cream

I’m always trying to make sure my family gets a weekly dose or two of oily fish as they are said to help protect against cardiovascular disease, prostate cancer, age-related vision loss and dementia.

Smoked Mackerel Pate, Dip, cream cheese, Philadelphia, philly, frugal, omega 3, horseradsih cream

Oily fish are a good source of vitamin D, protein, some B vitamins and selenium. They’re also a rich source of omega-3, a type of fat good for our health. So when I saw a packet of smoked mackerel on my last shopping trip I got the urge to make some smoked mackerel pâté.

Smoked Mackerel Pate, Dip, cream cheese, Philadelphia, philly, frugal, omega 3, horseradsih cream

We had our pâté with some wholemeal pittas and cucumber but it would also be great served as a dip with crudités, bread sticks or my Chia & Sesame Seed Crackers.

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Chia & Sesame Cracker would be great with Smoked Mackerel Pate!

For more recipe inspiration using smoked mackerel check out these recipes:

  • Creamy Leek, Spinach & Smoked Mackerel Savoury Crumble
  • Easy Smoked Mackerel Fish Cakes
  • Smoked Mackerel, Broccoli and Plantain Stirfry
  • Smoked Mackerel Kedgeree
  • Mackerel Salad with Beetroot, Apple & Walnut 
  • Warm Couscous, Roast Potato & Smoked Mackerel Salad

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Smoked Mackerel Pâté

A luscious Smoked Mackerel Pâté made with cream cheese, lemon juice and creamed horseradish sauce.
Course Appetiser
Cuisine British
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Total Time 5 minutes minutes
Servings 4 - 6
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 200 g smoked mackerel fillets skin removed
  • 90 g cream cheese half a small tub
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 2 tsp creamed horseradish sauce
  • freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Break up the mackerel fillets and place them and all the other ingredients into a blender and whizz until evenly mixed. (I use my stick blender and beaker).
  • Serve as a filling for pittas, sandwiches etc or as a dip.

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  1. Phil Randall

    22/06/2017 at 5:41 pm

    Smoked mackerel pate turned out great at Lobster party, will make again
    PMR

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/06/2017 at 10:48 pm

      Fabulous Phil, glad you enjoyed it:-)

      Reply
  2. olivia kirby

    04/04/2017 at 2:24 pm

    I really love smoked fish, love pates!

    Reply
  3. Martina Evans

    07/01/2016 at 4:49 am

    Smoked mackerel pate is such a great idea. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Lisa Williams

    10/12/2015 at 1:37 pm

    this looks fab I have always wondered about making a homemade pate thank you for the recipes

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/12/2015 at 5:56 pm

      Thanks Lisa, this is like no pate you’ll have ever tasted, far better than anything you can buy:-)

      Reply
  5. Jacqueline Roberts

    15/08/2015 at 7:49 am

    Love pate never tried mackerel pate

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/08/2015 at 3:36 pm

      Oh you have to try this:-)

      Reply
  6. John Williams

    09/07/2015 at 12:32 am

    Sounds fresh.

    Reply
  7. Ursula Hunt

    03/07/2015 at 11:16 am

    Great for the picnic recipe file

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    • Camilla

      03/07/2015 at 8:36 pm

      Great Ursula:-)

      Reply
  8. Maya Russell

    05/04/2015 at 10:17 am

    I have never tried mackerel pate. I think a freshly made one is the way to go.

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  9. tiggerific1973

    30/03/2015 at 2:04 pm

    I love pate but have never tried a fish one. I must have a go soon x

    Reply
  10. Ursula Hunt

    29/03/2015 at 12:17 pm

    Love pate on toast

    Reply
  11. DANIELLE VEDMORE

    27/03/2015 at 9:12 pm

    Yum yum! One of my faves!

    Reply
  12. Ursula Hunt

    22/03/2015 at 11:14 am

    great and easy pate recipe

    Reply
  13. Tara Watkins

    08/03/2015 at 11:37 pm

    I love pate! Thank you for the recipe

    Reply
  14. Emily Leary

    04/03/2015 at 9:23 am

    Sounds easy and tasty. Nice clear, bright photos too 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/03/2015 at 11:57 pm

      Thanks Emily:-)

      Reply
  15. Karen

    03/03/2015 at 9:07 am

    A favourite pate of mine too Camilla and yours looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/03/2015 at 9:21 am

      Aaw thanks Karen;-)

      Reply
  16. Claire @foodiequine

    02/03/2015 at 11:48 am

    I LOVE smoked Mackere! Had a pack of gorgeous oak smoked fillets last week and was debating making pate but went for fishcakes instead. next time!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/03/2015 at 1:28 pm

      I bet they were good Claire:-)

      Reply
  17. North East Family Fun

    02/03/2015 at 11:27 am

    My hubby would love this! I recently made trout pate and it wasn’t as hard as I thought!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/03/2015 at 11:47 am

      That sounds good too:-)

      Reply
  18. Wendy

    02/03/2015 at 10:52 am

    That sounds delicious – I’m always on the lookout for new sandwich ideas, and that sounds ideal! Love mackerel.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/03/2015 at 11:50 am

      Thanks, yes it’s easy to get into a groove with sandwich fillings!

      Reply
  19. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy

    02/03/2015 at 10:30 am

    Getting enough oily fish is so important. I love how easy this is to put together.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/03/2015 at 11:51 am

      Yes, it’s nice to have some simple recipes that turn something plain into something a bit different and more exciting:-)

      Reply
  20. chantelle hazelden

    02/03/2015 at 10:29 am

    I love pate, I could eat it every day. Love this recipe seems very simple to make, thanks for sharing x

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    • Camilla

      02/03/2015 at 1:29 pm

      Thanks Chantelle:-)

      Reply
  21. nazima

    28/02/2015 at 9:51 pm

    What a clever idea- I don’t eat much mackerel but making it into a pate to have in sandwiches is a good way to benefit from all those veggies!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      28/02/2015 at 10:21 pm

      Thanks Nazima;-)

      Reply
  22. Jeanne Horak-Druiff

    28/02/2015 at 3:56 pm

    Easy smoked mackerel paté is a party standby here at Cooksister HQ too! I also add a few drops of tabasco instead of the horseradish 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      28/02/2015 at 5:25 pm

      Ooh I’ll have to try that another time Jeanne:-)

      Reply
  23. All That I'm Eating

    27/02/2015 at 11:24 am

    I love smoked mackerel and a classic dip with some nice bread (or sticks!) to dunk sounds perfect.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      27/02/2015 at 2:48 pm

      Thanks, hope you get to try this recipe out:-)

      Reply
  24. Kavey

    27/02/2015 at 9:00 am

    I love smoked fish pates! Creme fraiche or yoghurt are my favourite bases. And then it’s just a case of ringing the changes with different additions. So good!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      27/02/2015 at 2:49 pm

      I’ve never tried with yogurt so might give that a whirl:-)

      Reply
  25. Angela

    26/02/2015 at 9:56 pm

    Oh I do love mackerel pate. We haven’t had it in a while so thanks for the reminder .

    Reply
    • Camilla

      27/02/2015 at 2:50 pm

      Glad to have reminded you Angela:-)

      Reply
  26. Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla

    26/02/2015 at 7:41 pm

    Lovely & healthy recipe, smoked mackerel pate is such a s good idea. Thank you for sharing this and linking to my recipe as well.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      26/02/2015 at 7:46 pm

      Thank you Margot and a pleasure as always;-)

      Reply
  27. Janice

    26/02/2015 at 6:35 pm

    Great minds think alike Camilla, I posted Smoked Mackerel Pate at the weekend. Always a lovely tasty option, yours looks very good. Thanks for including my Smoked Mackerel Kedgeree in your post.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      26/02/2015 at 7:02 pm

      Janice, I saw that you had a purposefully didn’t visit the post as I’d already planned to do mine so didn’t want to be subconsciously influenced in any way! Can now go and visit LOL:-)

      Reply
  28. Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry

    26/02/2015 at 5:03 pm

    We are huge fans of smoked mackerel pates (we use yoghurt) and make lots of lunch sandwiches with it.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      26/02/2015 at 5:14 pm

      I’d over bought on the cream cheese front as it was on offer so it was a good opportunity to use some up LOL. Yogurt sounds like a great idea too:-)

      Reply
  29. Fuss Free Helen

    26/02/2015 at 4:25 pm

    Nothing like simply smoked mackerel pate. It is a regular in this house too.

    Lovely photos too – the new camera is making a difference!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      26/02/2015 at 5:13 pm

      Thanks Helen, yes I love what my new camera can do with the depth of field business:-)

      Reply

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