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!
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.
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.
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.

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
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.
Phil Randall
Smoked mackerel pate turned out great at Lobster party, will make again
PMR
Camilla
Fabulous Phil, glad you enjoyed it:-)
olivia kirby
I really love smoked fish, love pates!
Martina Evans
Smoked mackerel pate is such a great idea. Thank you for sharing!
Lisa Williams
this looks fab I have always wondered about making a homemade pate thank you for the recipes
Camilla
Thanks Lisa, this is like no pate you’ll have ever tasted, far better than anything you can buy:-)
Jacqueline Roberts
Love pate never tried mackerel pate
Camilla
Oh you have to try this:-)
John Williams
Sounds fresh.
Ursula Hunt
Great for the picnic recipe file
Camilla
Great Ursula:-)
Maya Russell
I have never tried mackerel pate. I think a freshly made one is the way to go.
tiggerific1973
I love pate but have never tried a fish one. I must have a go soon x